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Textile fragment
Spanish-Arabic
14th century
Medium/Technique
Silk
Dimensions
108 x 72.5 cm (42 1/2 x 28 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
1931 Purchase Fund
Accession Number35.638
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSaid to be part of an Arab battle flag. Three pieces sewed together. Wide blue satin stripes divided by narrower red and green stripes. Design: Arabic letters, woven with white silk, on blue stripes, with Arabesques and floral ornament woven with yellow, red, blue, and cream colored silk on red and green stripes. Very much worn.