Embroidered border and field of animals in large roundels
Cleveland Museum of Art

Embroidered border and field of animals in large roundels

1000s–1100s

plain weave: silk warp and cotton weft (mulham): plain weave; silk and gold thread: embroidery, couched, split, running, and outline stitches:
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Another fragment of this textile, lavishly embroidered with gilt-metal and silk thread on <em>mulham</em>, is now in the collection of the <a href="https://collections.mfa.org/objects/46177/fragment-with-mythological-animals-in-roundels"><u>MFA Boston, 37.103</u></a><u>.</u>

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