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Sampler fragment
Mamluk
1300–1420
Object Place: Mamluk, Egypt
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk
Dimensions
45.5 x 17.5 cm (17 15/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number48.1053
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionUndyed tabby-woven linen ground embroidered with blue and red silk and undyed linen. Bands of varying widths showing small-scale geometric and conventionalized floral ornament. Soiled, stained; hole; frayed edge.
ProvenanceMFA purchase form Mr. James E. Pullen of Oakland, California, September 9, 1948