Fragment of Tiraz Textile, between 934 and 940

  • Islamic, Egyptian

Linen and silk threads

  • Overall: 20 1/2 × 31 3/8 inches (52.1 × 79.7 cm)

Gift of George Dwight Pratt

32.60

Inscribed: [...baraka min Allah] 'ala Muhammad khatim al-nabiyia was 'ala (alihi) wa- salam tasliman nasr min Allah li-'abdallah Abi al-'Abbas al-imam al-Radi bi'llah amir al-mu'minin [...] bin al-Fadl bin Ja'far [...] / al-haq al-mubin al-[...] baraka min Allah 'ala Muhammad khatim al-nabiyia (wa 'ala alihi) wa-salam tasliman nasr min Allahli-'abdallah Abi [...]. [translated: "[...blessing from God ] upon Muhammad, Seal of the Prohets, and upon his family and grant them peace. Help from God to the Servant of God Abi al-'Abbas, the Imam al-Radi bi'llah, Commander of the Faithful [...] bin al-Fadl bin Ja'far [...] / the Manifest Truth...Blessing from God upon Muhammad, Seal of the Prophets, and upon his family, and grant them peace. Help from God to the Servant of God Abi [al-'Abbas al-imam al-Radi bi'llah] Commander of the Faithful [...]".]

George D. Pratt (New York, New York, USA)

1932-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Islamic, Egyptian, Fragment of Tiraz Textile, between 934 and 940, linen and silk threads. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of George Dwight Pratt, 32.60.