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Fragment
Saracenic
10th–11th century
Medium/Technique
Linen and silk
Dimensions
Overall: 46 x 50 cm (18 1/8 x 19 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.602
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGround: cream linen cloth; very ragged and torn. At both sides is black silk selvedge (.007 wide). Design: bands of silk tapestry separated by strips of the ground material. Guilloche of yellow, black, and red (.03 to .035 wide) decorated with conventional rabbits. At top and bottom of each band is border (.015 wide) of yellow scrolls on black. Near bottom of piece is red silk woven stripe (.02 wide) with black and yellow borders.