id:			111336
accession number:	1929.842
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1929.842
updated:		2025-05-05 18:19:53

Embroidery sampler (chelliga/shelliga), 1800s. Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Salé, Moroccan embroiderer. Cotton, silk, dye; overall: 104.1 x 81.3 cm (41 x 32 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1929.842

title:				Embroidery sampler (chelliga/shelliga)
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creation date:			1800s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1899
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Salé, Moroccan embroiderer
technique:	Cotton, silk, dye
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Sampler
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measurements: Overall: 104.1 x 81.3 cm (41 x 32 in.)
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RELATED WORKS

	id: 		111325
	Embroidery sampler (chelliga/shelliga), c. 1700s. Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Moroccan embroiderer. Cotton, silk, dye; overall: 58.4 x 59.1 cm (23 x 23 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1929.831
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	id: 		111335
	Embroidery sampler (chelliga/shelliga), 1800s. Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Salé, Moroccan embroiderer. Cotton, silk, dye; average: 81.9 x 79.4 cm (32 1/4 x 31 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1929.841
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CITATIONS

	Stone, Caroline. <em>The Embroideries of North Africa</em>. Burnt Mill, Harlow, Essex: Longman, 1985.
	page number: 	p. 69, 90
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	Paydar, Niloo Imami, and Ivo Grammet. <em>The Fabric of Moroccan Life</em>. Indianapolis, Ind: Indianapolis Museum of Art, 2002.
	page number: 	p. 72, 79
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	Denamur, Isabelle, Pierre Ferbos, and Louise Rogers Lalaurie. <em>Moroccan textile embroidery</em>. Paris: Flammarion, 2003.
	page number: 	p. 179, 185, 187-189
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	Alaoui, Rachida. <em>Florilège de la broderie marocaine</em>. [Milan]: Skira, 2011.
	page number: 	p. 86-87
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