Embroidered Cloth from Azimur
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
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

8 x 28 cm (3 1/8 x 11 in.)

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