Textile ArtsMoroccan17th-18th century

Fragment of an Embroidered Runner

17th-18th century

Classification

Textile Arts

Medium

Silk long-armed cross and four-sided stitch on a cotton ground.

Culture

Moroccan

Period

'Alawid period

Century

17th-18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

29 x 66 cm (11 7/16 x 26 in.)

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