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This woven linen textile is decorated with silk-thread embroidery in several colours. The initial composition layout consists of dark red and navy blue florals along three sides of of the textile, with a "pinwheel" in the fourth. A second layer of embroideries seems to have been added, filling all of the empty spaces with additional florals and small medallions in an orange and slate blue colour palette.
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119475
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Fragment
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object
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119475
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object
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Fragment
description
This woven linen textile is decorated with silk-thread embroidery in several colours. The initial composition layout consists of dark red and navy blue florals along three sides of of the textile, with a "pinwheel" in the fourth. A second layer of embroideries seems to have been added, filling all of the empty spaces with additional florals and small medallions in an orange and slate blue colour palette.
date
1800s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80014527
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Embroidery
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1
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import
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Overall: 91.4 x 70.5 cm (36 x 27 3/4 in.)
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Africa, North Africa, Algeria, Algerian embroiderer
accession
1940.356
Source extras
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Linen, silk, dye
tombstone
Fragment, 1800s. Africa, North Africa, Algeria, Algerian embroiderer. Linen, silk, dye; overall: 91.4 x 70.5 cm (36 x 27 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Chester C. Bolton, 1940.356
collection
T - Islamic
creditline
Gift of Mrs. Chester C. Bolton
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2026-05-29 06:10:09.252000
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119475
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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Linen, silk, dye
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