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Source Description
This quilted hat is one of a number of hats that have been recovered from Egyptian graves. It consists of silk sewn to a heavily quilted form, the top part of which is ribbed. The design of the silk is based on an eight-pointed star with paired birds above and stylized palmettes in the interspaces. Such hats were worn with or without a turban by persons of ranks.
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Document identity
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127889
label
Quilted cap with star-patterned silk
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object
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127889
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object
title
Quilted cap with star-patterned silk
description
This quilted hat is one of a number of hats that have been recovered from Egyptian graves. It consists of silk sewn to a heavily quilted form, the top part of which is ribbed. The design of the silk is based on an eight-pointed star with paired birds above and stylized palmettes in the interspaces. Such hats were worn with or without a turban by persons of ranks.
date
1000s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79908259
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Textile
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 22 x 20 x 20 cm (8 11/16 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
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Iran or Iraq, Buyid or Seljuq period
accession
1950.525
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lampas: silk
tombstone
Quilted cap with star-patterned silk, 1000s. Iran or Iraq, Buyid or Seljuq period. Lampas: silk; overall: 22 x 20 x 20 cm (8 11/16 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.525
collection
T - Islamic
citations
citation
Rogers, Clive, and Hero Granger-Taylor. <em>Early Islamic Textiles</em>. Brighton: Rogers & Podmore, 1983.
page_number
p. 45, fig. 29
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. 139, fig. 4.8; Mentioned: P. 136
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 06:36:03.246000
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127889
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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lampas: silk
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photo
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