id: 95795
accession number: 1916.1483
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url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1483
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Wall cover with flora, peacocks, and portrait medallions, 1800s. Iran, Qajar period (1779-1925). Taffeta, hand-painted, block-printed: silk and pigments; overall: 82.6 x 194.3 cm (32 1/2 x 76 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1483
title: Wall cover with flora, peacocks, and portrait medallions
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creation date: 1800s
creation date earliest: 1800
creation date latest: 1899
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creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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culture: Iran, Qajar period (1779-1925)
technique: taffeta, hand-painted, block-printed: silk and pigments
department: Textiles
collection: T - Islamic
type: Textile
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 82.6 x 194.3 cm (32 1/2 x 76 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Luxuriance: Silks from Islamic Lands, 1250-1900
opening date: 2013-05-14T04:00:00
Luxuriance: Silks from Islamic Lands, 1250-1900. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 14, 2013-June 23, 2014).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Baker, Patricia L. Islamic Textiles. 1995.
page number: p. 124-25
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Mackie, Louise W. Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 396-397, fig. 9.58
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IMAGES
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print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1483/1916.1483_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1483/1916.1483_full.tif