Fragment of tiraz textile made for the 'Abbasid Caliph al-Radi

between 934 and 940

Islamic, Egyptian

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Title Fragment of tiraz textile made for the 'Abbasid Caliph al-Radi

Artwork Date between 934 and 940

Artist ----------

Life Dates ----------

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. Egyptian

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. Islamic

Medium Balanced plain weave (tabby); cotton with inscription in silk embroidery with darning, chain and straight stitches; glaze flattened or pressed

Dimensions Overall: 7 1/2 × 14 inches (19.1 × 35.6 cm)

Classification Textiles

Department Islamic Art

Credit Gift of George Dwight Pratt

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 32.44

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Inscriptions Inscribed: [...] al-rahman al-rahim (...?...) al-hamdu li'llah rabb al-'alamin (...?...) li-'abdallah Abi al-'Abbas Muhammad al-imam al-Radi bi'llah amir al-mu'minin atala Allah baqa'ahu [...] ["...the Compassionate. Praise to the Lord of the Worlds...to the Servant of God Abu al-'Abbas Muhammad, the Imam al-Radi b'illah, Commander of the Faithful, who may God long preserve."]

Provenance

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

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

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Islamic, Egyptian, Fragment of tiraz textile made for the 'Abbasid Caliph al-Radi, between 934 and 940, balanced plain weave (tabby); cotton with inscription in silk embroidery with darning, chain and straight stitches; glaze flattened or pressed. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of George Dwight Pratt, 32.44.