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Linen Fragment

908–932
Not on view
Undyed linen embroidered with Arabic inscription in red silk in satin. The inscription tells us that is from the workshops of the caliph al-Muqtadir billah. Such expensive cloth were handed over to dignitaries as an honorary gift.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Linen Fragment
  • Date: 908–932
  • Geography: Attributed to probably Egypt
  • Medium: Linen; embroidered in silk
  • Dimensions: Textile: L. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
    W. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
    Mount: L. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
    W. 14 in. (35.6 cm)
    D. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles
  • Credit Line: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1931
  • Object Number: 31.106.52
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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