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This textile fragment is woven using one silk warp (vertical thread) and multiple silk wefts (horizontal threads), creating a red and white pattern. The fragment was likely once part of a furnishing textile, perhaps used to cover a pillow or other household object.

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Document identity
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98458
label
Fragment of a furnishing textile
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98458
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object
title
Fragment of a furnishing textile
description
This textile fragment is woven using one silk warp (vertical thread) and multiple silk wefts (horizontal threads), creating a red and white pattern. The fragment was likely once part of a furnishing textile, perhaps used to cover a pillow or other household object.
date
1800s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79484311
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Textile
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import
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Overall: 23.8 x 11.6 cm (9 3/8 x 4 9/16 in.)
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Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Moroccan weaver
accession
1918.187
Source extras
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Silk, dye
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Fragment of a furnishing textile, 1800s. Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Moroccan weaver. Silk, dye; overall: 23.8 x 11.6 cm (9 3/8 x 4 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1918.187
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T - Islamic
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Dudley P. Allen Fund
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2026-05-29 05:18:50.149000
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98458
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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Silk, dye
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