Fragment with jewel-like silk
Unknown Artist
800s
Medium
Silk: plain weave, brocaded
Dimensions
17.1 × 12.7 cm
Classification
Textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
1950.526
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
This fragment is brocaded in a jewel-toned silks: red, rose, turquoise, salmon pink, pale pink, golden tan, green, dark blue, and dark brown. Flat strips of gold foil were wound on tan silk strands to create gold thread adding to the luxuriousness of the brocade.