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Fragment

Unknown Artist

1100s–1300s

Fragment by Unknown Artist

Medium

cotton: plain cloth, resist dyed

Dimensions

28 × 15.6 cm

Classification

Textile

Department

Textiles

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Credit

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

Accession Number

1951.510

About this artwork

This fragment has a pattern of stylized plant forms. The design was achieved by applying wax to design areas and then dipping it in red madder dye with use of mordant. The brown color was produced by the presence of iron in the mordant used for those areas.

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