The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Fragment of a Tunic

Art Object

Collecting Turkmen Jewelry: The Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf Collection

In conjunction with the exhibition Turkmen Jewelry from the Collection of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf (on view October 9, 2012, through February 24, 2013), Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf discuss their collecting practices and connection to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. From the first few pieces that grew into a large collection of traditional Turkmen jewelry, the couple's appreciation for the jewelry has followed them for decades and allowed them to develop unique insights into the practice of collecting.

The exhibition is made possible by the Hagop Kevorkian Fund.

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Fragment of a Tunic

Object Name:: Tunic fragment
Date:: 7th century
Geography:: Egypt
Medium:: Linen, wool
Dimensions:: 20 1/2 in. high 19 5/16 in. wide (52 cm high 49 cm wide)
Classification:: Textiles
Credit Line:: Gift of George F. Baker, 1890
Accession Number:: 90.5.858

This artwork is not on display

Provenance

Emil Brugsch-Bey(until 1890; sold to Baker); George F. Baker, New York (1890)
See also
What
Costume (41,678)

Textiles (32,752)

Fragments (15,188)

Wool (9,527)

Linen (7,486)

Tunics (205)
Where
Africa (33,501)

Egypt (29,889)
When
A.D. 500-1000 (6,672)
In the Museum
Islamic Art (12,509)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Egypt, 500–1000 A.D.