Tapestry
This is an exceptional example of textile art. Gold metal threads are woven into undyed linen and embroidered with red arabesques and a kufic inscription naming the Fatimd caliph al-Mustansir billah. Such gold-woven garments were usually given by the caliph to dignitaries. The fragment is here visible only from its back and inscription is thus mirror shaped.
Artwork Details
- Title: Tapestry
- Date: ca. 1036–94
- Geography: Attributed to Egypt
- Medium: Linen, silk, metal wrapped thread; plain weave, tapestry weave
- Dimensions: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
W. 10 in. (25.4 cm) - Classification: Textiles-Woven
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1946
- Object Number: 46.156.1
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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