id:			99535
accession number:	1919.17
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1919.17
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:29.065000

Silk with Dogs and Arabic Script in Swaying Bands, 1370–1400. Italy, last third of 14th century. Silk and silver thread; a combination of two weaves, 2/1 twill and 1/5 twill (lampas); mounted: 46.4 x 69.2 cm (18 1/4 x 27 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1919.17

title:				Silk with Dogs and Arabic Script in Swaying Bands
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creation date:			1370–1400
creation date earliest:		1370
creation date latest:		1400
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creditline:			Dudley P. Allen Fund
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culture:	Italy, last third of 14th century
technique:	silk and silver thread; a combination of two weaves, 2/1 twill and 1/5 twill (lampas)
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Textile
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measurements: Mounted: 46.4 x 69.2 cm (18 1/4 x 27 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		2000 Years of Silk Weaving
	opening date:   1944-01-09T05:00:00
	<i>2000 Years of Silk Weaving</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 18-April 16, 1944).

	title:		Venice: Silk and Lace
	opening date:   1985-02-27T05:00:00
	<i>Venice: Silk and Lace</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-August 11, 1985).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Dr. Meyer R. Riefstahl [1880–1936], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1919
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1919–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 6, no. 2 (1919): 37-38.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 37
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136263

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