Fez
Unknown Artist
early 1900s
Medium
Silk, metal threads, dye
Dimensions
78.7 × 38.4 cm
Classification
Embroidery
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
Accession Number
1916.1224
About this artwork
This textile is made of plain weave silk, and embroidered with dyed silk threads and flat, metal strips that pass through both layers of this cloth. The textile is reversible (save for some details on the rosettes). Its form is unusual, but resembles a hanging (note the small loops along the top edge) or doorway partition, with its three flaps suitable to let a breeze pass through. The pattern of broad rosettes is widespread across the Mediterranean in the late 19th and early 20th century.