Textile Fragment: A Hare, 868–905. Wool and linen wefts, linen warps, tapestry-woven, 18 x 11in. (45.7 x 27.9cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.97. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.97_PS1.jpg)
Textile Fragment: A Hare, 868–905. Wool and linen wefts, linen warps, tapestry-woven, 18 x 11in. (45.7 x 27.9cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.97. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.97_acetate_bw.jpg)
Textile Fragment: A Hare
Arts of the Islamic World
This medallion contains a hare ready to leap from the wide tan leaves that surround it. The technical and stylistic traits of this fragment—including tapestry-weave technique and the medallion motif—relate it especially to Coptic textiles. The palette of olive green, brown, and blue on undyed linen, however, suggests Islamic origin. The fragment’s large size and weight indicate it was a wall or floor covering.
MEDIUM
Wool and linen wefts, linen warps, tapestry-woven
DATES
868–905
PERIOD
Tulunid Period
DIMENSIONS
18 x 11in. (45.7 x 27.9cm)
Frame: 2 x 23 1/16 x 17 in. (5.1 x 58.5 x 43.2 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Islamic World
ACCESSION NUMBER
86.227.97
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Textile Fragment: A Hare, 868–905. Wool and linen wefts, linen warps, tapestry-woven, 18 x 11in. (45.7 x 27.9cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.97. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.97_PS1.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 86.227.97_PS1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2007
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