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Composite textile
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About this work
This large square textile is a composite, assembled from several different woven and embroidered panels and finished with a long thick fringe. These silk-embroidered pieces might have been parts of old clothing or other textiles. Stylistic assessment connects it to Greek and Macedonian traditions; such objects were made in the eastern Mediterranean for the tourist market.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineComposite textile, 1800s. Probably Greece or Macedonia. Silk, dye; average: 137.2 x 137.2 cm (54 x 54 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1316
