id:			109227
accession number:	1927.377
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1927.377
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:09.352000

Silk Fragment, 14th century. Spain, Islamic period. Lampas weave with areas of compound tabby, silk; average: 38.8 x 20.3 cm (15 1/4 x 8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1927.377

title:				Silk Fragment
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creation date:			14th century
creation date earliest:		1300
creation date latest:		1399
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Spain, Islamic period
technique:	lampas weave with areas of compound tabby, silk
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Textile
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measurements: Average: 38.8 x 20.3 cm (15 1/4 x 8 in.)
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	inscription:	Reading from center outward:  slate blue ground with Naskhi inscription ("Glory to our Lord, the Sultan") in white with red outlines.
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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).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Adolph Loewi, Venice).
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