id:			109339
accession number:	1927.486
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1927.486
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:09.763000

Silk Fragment, c. 1279. Spain, Islamic period. Plain compound cloth; silk and gold; average: 1.5 x 41 cm (9/16 x 16 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1927.486

title:				Silk Fragment
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creation date:			c. 1279
creation date earliest:		1274
creation date latest:		1284
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Spain, Islamic period
technique:	plain compound cloth; silk and gold
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Textile
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measurements: Average: 1.5 x 41 cm (9/16 x 16 1/8 in.)
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	(Adolph Loewi, Venice).  Sewn to the edge of CMA 1927.30, which is of the same silk used as patches on San Valero vestments in Barcelona Museum which, according to documentary evidence, were bought in 1279 in Tarragona and given to the church of San Vincent, Roda (near Lerida) and dedicated to San Valero.
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