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Garment or furnishing textile
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Garment or furnishing textile

early 1900s · Linen, silk, metal, dye

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Artistic trends and fashions circulated widely during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The embroidered floral borders and delicate trim on this woven linen textile resembles those made across the Ottoman Empire's territories in the eastern Mediterranean. At this time, Tunisia was ruled by the Husaynid dynasty, which was loosely affiliated with the Ottoman court.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineGarment or furnishing textile, early 1900s. Africa, North Africa, Tunisia, Tunisian embroiderer. Linen, silk, metal, dye; average: 132.7 x 54 cm (52 1/4 x 21 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1223
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