Fragment of a mat
date: label: Date
content: 500–800
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Mat woven from thick fibers showing a symmetrical linear pattern with central stylized rosettes. Warps are undyed Z-plied linen used in pairs. Wefts are colored straws appearing on the surface where a particular color is required, floating on the reverse when not in use.
place: label: made in
content: Egypt
setName: label: See more items in
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1953-70-2-a,b
objectType: label: Type
content: woven textiles
label: Type
content: Fragment of a mat
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Material: linen, straw Technique: woven
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (a): 47 x 27.9 cm (18 1/2 in. x 11 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (b): 15.9 x 15.2 cm (6 1/4 in. x 6 in.)