Tiraz Textile Fragment with Inscriptions with Name of Caliph al-Muti'
Arts of the Islamic World
On View: Arts of the Islamic World, 2nd floor
The large, woven inscription in black on this undyed plain linen textile includes part of the Muslim profession of faith: “In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.” The strikingly bold, unadorned Kufic script of this fragment is characteristic of the pre-Fatimid period in Egypt during the second half of the tenth century and contains the name of the cAbbasid caliph al-Muti‘, who ruled from 946 to 974.
MEDIUM
Black linen embroidered on white linen
DATES
946â974
DIMENSIONS
7 1/2 x 30 in. (19.1 x 76.2 cm)
Frame: 1 1/4 x 9 3/4 x 32 1/16 in. (3.2 x 24.8 x 81.5 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Islamic World
ACCESSION NUMBER
67.201.2
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Wilkinson
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1967, provenance not yet documented; by 1967, acquired by Charles Kyrle Wilkinson and Irma Bezold Wilkinson (Mrs. Charles K. Wilkinson) of Sharon, Connecticut and New York, NY; 1967, gift of Charles Kyrle Wilkinson and Irma Bezold Wilkinson to the Brooklyn Museum.
Provenance FAQ
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Arts of the Islamic World, 2nd floor
CAPTION
Tiraz Textile Fragment with Inscriptions with Name of Caliph al-Muti', 946â974. Black linen embroidered on white linen, 7 1/2 x 30 in. (19.1 x 76.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Wilkinson, 67.201.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 67.201.2_PS1.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 67.201.2_PS1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2007
"CUR" at the beginning of an image file name means that the image was created by a curatorial staff member. These study images may be digital point-and-shoot photographs, when we don\'t yet have high-quality studio photography, or they may be scans of older negatives, slides, or photographic prints, providing historical documentation of the object.
RIGHTS STATEMENT
Creative Commons-BY
You may download and use Brooklyn Museum images of this three-dimensional work in accordance with a Creative Commons license. Fair use, as understood under the United States Copyright Act, may also apply.
Please include caption information from this page and credit the Brooklyn Museum. If you need a high resolution file, please fill out our online application form (charges apply).
For further information about copyright, we recommend resources at the United States Library of Congress, Cornell University, Copyright and Cultural Institutions: Guidelines for U.S. Libraries, Archives, and Museums, and Copyright Watch.
For more information about the Museum's rights project, including how rights types are assigned, please see our blog posts on copyright.
If you have any information regarding this work and rights to it, please contact copyright@brooklynmuseum.org.
RECORD COMPLETENESS
Not every record you will find here is complete. More information is available for some works than for others, and some entries have been updated more recently. Records are frequently reviewed and revised, and we welcome any additional information you might have.
