Belt

Meknès, Morocco, Africa

Date

c.1750

Medium

Silk embroidery on cotton cloth. Stitch: Holbein stitich, stem stitch, buttonhole stitch. Edge of belt is finished with buttonhole stitch and ends have silk fringes

Dimensions

17.8 × 25.4 cm (100 × 7 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Gift of Samuel A. Marx