Fragment of a garment with embroidered inscription
date: label: Date
content: 870–892
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Fragment of natural linen embroidered in couched stitches with an inscription. Translation:
label: Description
content: "In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. Blessing from Allah to the servant of God, Ahmad, the Imam al Mu (ta)mid ala-llah, Commander of the Faithful, may God strengthen him. That which was made in al Iskandariya, the year 273." (886 - 887 CE)
label: Description
content: The city mentioned is Alexandria.
place: label: made in
content: Egypt
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1939-11-1
objectType: label: Type
content: embroidery & stitching
label: Type
content: Fragment of a garment with embroidered inscription
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: silk embroidery, linen foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 20 × 25.7 cm (7 7/8 × 10 1/8 in.)