From The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

Category: Islamic World

Furnishing Fragment from Morocco

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Post date August 13, 2025

Furnishing fragment; Morocco, Chefchaouén; 18th century. Linen, silk; embroidered; 17 x 46 cm. Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-1528.

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Textile Fragment from Iran

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Post date June 25, 2025

Ghiyath al-Din Ali, textile fragment; Iran, Yazd; c. 1675-1725. Silk, metallic-wrapped silk; integrated weave structures, supplementary-weft patterning, satin weave, twill weave; 51 x 69 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 3.312. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1952.

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Carpet from the Caucasus

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Post date February 12, 2025

Carpet; Caucasus, Zeichur; late 19th/early 20th century. Wool, knotted pile, 215 x 131 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1981.45.4. Gift of Dr. John M. Hodges.

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Carpet from Spain

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Post date October 9, 2024

Carpet; Spain, Alcaraz; 1550-1590. Wool, goat hair; knotted pile, single warp knot; 417 x 226 cm. The Textile Museum Collection R44.00.3. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers 1942.

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Shawl from Pakistan

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Post date August 14, 2024

Shawl (abocchini), Pakistan, late 19th century. Cotton, mirrors, silk tufts; embroidered; 209 x 130 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1967.8.38. Museum purchase.