Textile ArtsMoroccan17th-18th century

Embroidered Cloth from Azimur

17th-18th century

Description

Cotton embroidered with silk, field of red running length of panel, leaf patterns formalized natural objects of linen, outlined with green thread, border of 2 1/2 above and below panel with repeated tree motifs.

Classification

Textile Arts

Technique

Embroidery

Medium

Long-armed cross and four-sided silk stitch on a cotton ground.

Culture

Moroccan

Century

17th-18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

14 x 29 cm (5 1/2 x 11 7/16 in.)

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