id:			95621
accession number:	1916.1337
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1337
updated:		2022-05-24 09:00:48.317000

Tapestry, 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Tapestry weave, silk and gold thread; overall: 213.4 x 228.6 cm (84 x 90 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1337

title:				Tapestry
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creation date:			1700s
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1799
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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culture:	China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
technique:	tapestry weave, silk and gold thread
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Tapestry
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 213.4 x 228.6 cm (84 x 90 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		A Study Exhibition of Chinese Textiles of the Ming and Ch'ing Periods
	opening date:   1947-12-12T05:00:00
	<i>A Study Exhibition of Chinese Textiles of the Ming and Ch'ing Periods</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 1947-October 9, 1948).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* 2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT (December 7, 1951-January 27, 1952); Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD (February 27-March 25, 1952).

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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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fun fact: 
Figures in the pavilion are studying a scroll inscribed with the character for longevity (<em>shou </em>壽).

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Wadsworth Atheneum, Adelyn Dohme Breeskin, and Charles Crehore Cunningham. 2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving: A Loan Exhibition : Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Dec. 7, 1951 to Jan. 27, 1952 ; the Baltimore Museum of Art, Feb. 27, 1952 to Mar. 25, 1952. Hartford, Conn: Wardsworth Atheneum], 1951.
	page number: 	p. 53
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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1337/1916.1337_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1337/1916.1337_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1337/1916.1337_full.tif