id: 95503
accession number: 1916.1238
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1238
updated: 2023-12-04 10:31:25.214000
Kerchief (Tensifa), 1700–1899. Algeria, 18th-19th century. Embroidery: silk, gold, and silver on linen; overall: 241.9 x 39.4 cm (95 1/4 x 15 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade 1916.1238
title: Kerchief (Tensifa)
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creation date: 1700–1899
creation date earliest: 1700
creation date latest: 1899
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creditline: Gift of J. H. Wade
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culture: Algeria, 18th-19th century
technique: embroidery: silk, gold, and silver on linen
department: Textiles
collection: T - Islamic
type: Embroidery
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measurements: Overall: 241.9 x 39.4 cm (95 1/4 x 15 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Islamic art rotation
opening date: 2015-12-16T05:00:00
Islamic art rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 2015-December 19, 2016).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857–1926] and Mrs. Ellen Garretson Wade [1859–1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: ?–1916
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1916–
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Victoria and Albert Museum, and A. J. B. Wace. Catalogue of Algerian Embroideries. London: Published under the authority of the Board of Education, 1935.
page number: plate 1, no. 16
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IMAGES
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