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Source Description
The dense blue embroidery on this fragment is associated with the city of Fes, and was likely part of a larger textile used to decorate the interior of a Moroccan home. It might have been used as a cover for a pillow or low sofas lining the walls of a sitting room. Historically, some of these textiles were described as "Aleuj" (a pejorative term loosely translating to 'convert') and thought to be made by Circassian women from the Caucasus region in western Asia.
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Document identity
localId
114172
label
Fragment of a furnishing textile
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
114172
contentType
object
title
Fragment of a furnishing textile
description
The dense blue embroidery on this fragment is associated with the city of Fes, and was likely part of a larger textile used to decorate the interior of a Moroccan home. It might have been used as a cover for a pillow or low sofas lining the walls of a sitting room. Historically, some of these textiles were described as "Aleuj" (a pejorative term loosely translating to 'convert') and thought to be made by Circassian women from the Caucasus region in western Asia.
date
1800s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80006852
genreSpecific
Embroidery
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 22.2 x 45.1 cm (8 3/4 x 17 3/4 in.)
cul
Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Fes, Moroccan embroiderer
accession
1933.422
Source extras
tec
Cotton, silk, dye
tombstone
Fragment of a furnishing textile, 1800s. Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Fes, Moroccan embroiderer. Cotton, silk, dye; overall: 22.2 x 45.1 cm (8 3/4 x 17 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1933.422
collection
T - Islamic
didYouKnow
This textile was purchased in 1933 from the "A Century of Progress International Exposition," better known as the Chicago World's Fair.
citations
citation
Denamur, Isabelle, Pierre Ferbos, and Louise Rogers Lalaurie. <em>Moroccan textile embroidery</em>. Paris: Flammarion, 2003.
page_number
p. 92-123
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:00:06.112000
sourceId
114172
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Textiles
coll
T - Islamic
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Cotton, silk, dye
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1
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0
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photo
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