Fragment of a Coptic tapestry weave textile; Egypt; 4th-9th C. CE
date: label: date made
content: 4th - 9th century
notes: label: Description
content: Fragment of a Coptic tapestry weave textile; Egypt; 4th-9th C. CE. Section of a band (tunic band or furnishing? Not clear). 4" in warp direction, 1 1/8" in weft direction.
label: Description
content: Yarns: Warp - singles, S-twist, natural linen; Weft - singles S-twist natural linen; Singles S-twist dark blue wool; green wool, and golden yellow wool
label: Description
content: 2 sections stitched together with natural 2-ply linen Z-twist yarn. The piece has remnants of a dark blue toothed border on one side and a green dot 3/4" in diameter; the gold section may have been a dot also.
label: Description
content: One of a group of fragments of Coptic textiles purchased by the museum in the 1960s, when the Textile Division was tasked with presenting to the public the history of textile techniques and technology. The textiles of Coptic Egypt were (and are) famed for their designs and the range of techniques employed.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Egypt
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T13677.000
label: catalog number
content: T13677
label: accession number
content: 260696
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Coptic tapestry fragment
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: linen (warp; weft material)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (weft material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 in x 1 1/8 in; 10.16 cm x 2.8575 cm