ID: 700009503 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009503	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Fragment (tiraz; unknown creators, at Damietta, Egypt, for Caliph al-Radi bil...; A.H. 328 (939–940 CE); Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, U...; 29.179.13; )

Note: Inscribed textiles are called tiraz, from the Persian word for embroidery. Many were produced in royal workshops and presented by rulers to honor courtiers and officials at formal ceremonies. They bear inscriptions naming and blessing the current ruler or caliph—a reminder to the recipient that they wed their allegiance to that ruler. This irregularly shaped textile is made of undyed linen and has an Arabic inscription in kufic script embroidered in black silk across the upper section. The inscription also contains the name of the caliph al-Radi billah and his vizier Fadl ibn Ja'far, as well as the date A.H. 328 (939–940 CE) and the place of manufacture, Dimyat (Damietta, in Egypt).

Titles:

Fragment (preferred,C,U,RP,undetermined,U,U)

Fragment of a Tiraz (C,U,DE,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

tiraz [300380344] (preferred)

..... (Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, trimming (decorative material))

fragment (object portion) [300117130]

..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by general context>, object portions (components by general context))

Classifications:

textiles (preferred)

Creation Date: A.H. 328 (939–940 CE)

Creator Display:

unknown creators, at Damietta, Egypt, for Caliph al-Radi billah (Egyptian caliph, 909-940) [preferred]

patron al-Radi billah, Caliph (Egyptian caliph, 909-940) [500475854]

creators unknown Egyptian Islamic (Egyptian Islamic cultural designation) [500203246]

Locations:

Current: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, United States) [500125157] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 29.179.13

Credit Line: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1929

Other: Creation: Dumyāţ [7001099] Dumyāţ (governorate), Egypt (nation), Africa (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: linen, silk; plain weave, embroidered

	linen (material) [300014069]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>, textile materials, <textile materials by composition or origin>)

	silk (silkworm material) [300014072]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, animal material, fibroinous material)

	tabby (process) [300312167]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <processes and techniques by material>, textile processes and techniques, <textile construction processes and techniques>, textile weaving processes and techniques, flat-woven)

	embroidering [300053653]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <processes and techniques by material>, textile processes and techniques, <textile working processes and techniques>, <needleworking and needleworking techniques>, needleworking (process))

Dimensions: Textile: H. 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm); W. 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm); Mount: H. 21 in. (53.3 cm); W. 33 5/8 in. (85.4 cm); D. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)

Cultures:

Egyptian Islamic (preferred)

General Subject:

textile (preferred,isness)

Specific Subjects:

	al-Radi billah, Caliph (Egyptian caliph, 909-940) [500475854]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

Inscriptions: The Arabic inscription in Kufic reads "In the name of God [...] al-Muqtadir billah Commander of the Faithful, may God glorify him. Of what the vizier ordered [in] the private tiraz, year 312/924–925. Kiswa (i.e., garment)." The inscription also contains the names of the caliph al-Radi billah and his vizier Fadl ibn Ja'far as well as the date A.H. 328 (A.D. 939–40) and the place of manufacture, Dimyat (Damietta, in Egypt).

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Fragment	........ [VP]
	........ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
Fragment of a Tiraz	........ [VP]
	........ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) accessed 4 July 2018