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Textile Fragment

late 10th century
Not on view
The painted decoration of this cotton fragment imitates more luxurious examples that are embroidered with silk. The inscription reads "perfect blessing" and the final letter of the word baraka (blessing) extends to punctuate another series of repetitions created in the zone above the main inscription. Unlike the silk-embroidered caliphal inscriptions that proclaim lofty political statements and benedictions, the painted versions bear inscriptions expressing simple blessings for the owner. Such textiles were probably produced in commercial workshops for markets in Baghdad and surrounding areas.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Textile Fragment
  • Date: late 10th century
  • Geography: Attributed to probably Iraq
  • Medium: Cotton; plain weave, painted
  • Dimensions: Textile: L. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
    W. 14 in. (35.6 cm)
    Mount: H. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm)
    W. 18 1/8 in. (46 cm)
    D. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Woven
  • Credit Line: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1931
  • Object Number: 31.106.32
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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