Fragment of a garment with embroidered inscription
date: label: Date
content: 908–932 AD
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Natural linen ground with Arabic inscription embroidered in red silk. Translation: "In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds. Glory from God to the Caliph, Ja'far Allah (sic) al-Muqtador Billah."
label: Description
content: Elements of one set of the linen plain weave were removed to prepare the foundation for rows of back stitch using red silk. The serifs and tails are satin stitch using red silk.
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: 1938-83-1
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: 6 × 20 cm (2 3/8 × 7 7/8 in.)