id:			95648
accession number:	1916.1359
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1359
updated:		2024-04-17 11:08:31.973000

Bed cover with floral medallion pattern, late 1600s–early 1700s. Southern India, Deccan. Cotton: plain weave, quilted; silk and gilt-metal thread: embroidery, couched laid work; overall: 251.5 x 330.2 cm (99 x 130 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1359

title:				Bed cover with floral medallion pattern
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creation date:			late 1600s–early 1700s
creation date earliest:		1675
creation date latest:		1725
current location:		242B Indian Painting
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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culture:	Southern India, Deccan
technique:	Cotton: plain weave, quilted; silk and gilt-metal thread: embroidery, couched laid work
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Embroidery
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measurements: Overall: 251.5 x 330.2 cm (99 x 130 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		India's Art
	opening date:   1949-12-02T05:00:00
	<i>India's Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 2, 1949-January 22, 1950).

	title:		Floral Delight: Textiles from Islamic Lands
	opening date:   2014-07-09T04:00:00
	<i>Floral Delight: Textiles from Islamic Lands</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 9, 2014-May 4, 2015).

	title:		Carpets and Canopies in Mughal India​ (Indian art rotation)
	opening date:   2024-03-22T04:00:00
	<i>Carpets and Canopies in Mughal India​ (Indian art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 22-September 8, 2024).

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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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CITATIONS

	Jain, Rahul. <em>Rapture: The Art of Indian Textiles. </em>New Delhi: Niyogi Books, 2011.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 160; Reproduced: no. 55, p. 161.
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	Mackie, Louise W. <em>Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2015.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 431, fig. 10.21.
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