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Tiraz Fragment

ca. 892–902
Not on view
Like many tiraz textiles, the kufic inscription embroidered across the central field of this fragment includes the name of the Abbasid caliph, al-Mu'tadid (r. 892–902), and phrases in praise of him and the Prophet Muhammad. A tiny inscription in the right margin contains the name Ibn Khushu'i, possibly the embroiderer. The silk and cotton woven fabric is referred to in the Arabic literature as mulham, which has been associated with Merv—the Abbasid capital of Khurasan in eastern Iran, now in Turkmenistan.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Tiraz Fragment
  • Date: ca. 892–902
  • Geography: Attributed to Eastern Iran or Khurasan
  • Medium: Silk warp and cotton weft (mulham); plain weave, embroidered
  • Dimensions: Textile: L. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)
    W. 14 in. (35.6 cm)
    Mount: H. 16 5/8 in. (42.2 cm)
    W. 17 3/8 in. (44.1 cm)
    D. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
  • Credit Line: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1931
  • Object Number: 31.19.2
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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