Cleveland Museum of Art

Fragment of a furnishing textile

Date

1800s

Medium

Silk, dye

Culture

Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Moroccan weaver

Department

Textiles

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

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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