Linen Fragment

Unknown

908–932 · Linen; embroidered in silk · Islamic Art

Undyed linen embroidered with Arabic inscription in red silk in satin. The inscription tells us that is from the workshops of the caliph al-Muqtadir billah. Such expensive cloth were handed over to dignitaries as an honorary gift.

Artist

Unknown

Date

908–932

Medium

Linen; embroidered in silk

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of George D. Pratt, 1931