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This textile is made of plain weave silk, and embroidered with dyed silk threads and flat, metal strips that pass through both layers of this cloth. The textile is reversible (save for some details on the rosettes). Its form is unusual, but resembles a hanging (note the small loops along the top edge) or doorway partition, with its three flaps suitable to let a breeze pass through. The pattern of broad rosettes is widespread across the Mediterranean in the late 19th and early 20th century.
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95488
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Fez
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95488
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object
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Fez
description
This textile is made of plain weave silk, and embroidered with dyed silk threads and flat, metal strips that pass through both layers of this cloth. The textile is reversible (save for some details on the rosettes). Its form is unusual, but resembles a hanging (note the small loops along the top edge) or doorway partition, with its three flaps suitable to let a breeze pass through. The pattern of broad rosettes is widespread across the Mediterranean in the late 19th and early 20th century.
date
early 1900s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79477030
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Embroidery
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import
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Overall: 78.7 x 38.4 cm (31 x 15 1/8 in.)
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Africa, North Africa, Algeria, Algerian embroiderer
accession
1916.1224
Source extras
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Silk, metal threads, dye
tombstone
Fez, early 1900s. Africa, North Africa, Algeria, Algerian embroiderer. Silk, metal threads, dye; overall: 78.7 x 38.4 cm (31 x 15 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1224
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T - Islamic
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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2026-05-29 05:07:20.571000
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95488
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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Silk, metal threads, dye
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