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Document identity
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127897
label
Embroidered fragment with bird among vines
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127897
contentType
object
title
Embroidered fragment with bird among vines
date
1100s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79908281
genreSpecific
Textile
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 7.3 x 21.6 cm (2 7/8 x 8 1/2 in.)
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Iraq, Baghdad, Seljuq period
accession
1950.533
Source extras
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plain weave: silk warp and cotton weft (mulham); embroidery, couched and split stitches: silk and metallic thread
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Embroidered fragment with bird among vines, 1100s. Iraq, Baghdad, Seljuq period. Plain weave: silk warp and cotton weft (mulham); embroidery, couched and split stitches: silk and metallic thread; overall: 7.3 x 21.6 cm (2 7/8 x 8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.533
collection
T - Islamic
citations
citation
Shepherd, Dorothy G. “Two Islamic Embroideries in Gold on ‘Mulham.’” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 40, no. 8 (1953).
page_number
p. 189–191
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 689
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 214
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
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Reproduced: p. 214
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 270
citation
Mackie, Louise W. <em>Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century</em>. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015.
page_number
Reproduced: P.160, fig. 4.32; Mentioned: P. 158
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 06:36:06.142000
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127897
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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plain weave: silk warp and cotton weft (mulham); embroidery, couched and split stitches: silk and metallic thread
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0
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photo
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