Institutional, Social and Economical Aspects of the Production of Tiraz Textiles in the Mediterranean from Early Islamic Times up to the Crusades

Made in Baghdad, Iraq; used in Egypt. al-Muqtadir (r. 908-932), Abbasid Dynasty. Dated AH 300 (912 - 913 AD). Glazed linen tabby with silk embroidery. 978.76.400 Abemayor Collection given in memory of Dr. Veronika Gervers, Associate Curator, Textile Department (1968-1979) by Albert and Federico Friedberg. Certified by the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board under the terms of the Cultural Property Export and Import Act.