Fragment of a Tiraz Textile

Unknown artist

Date: dated 266 AH/879–80 CE

Medium: Silk; plain weave, embroidered

Dimensions: Textile: L. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm) W. 12 in. (30.5 cm) Mount: L. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm) W. 16 in. (40.6 cm) D. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)

Classification: Textiles-Embroidered

Country: Iran

Themes: Arabic

Gift of George D. Pratt, 1931