id:			111346
accession number:	1929.85
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1929.85
updated:		2023-01-10 20:04:13.954000

Silk Fragment, second half of 12th century. Spain, Islamic period, second half of 12th century. Lampas weave, brocaded; silk and gold thread; average: 21.6 x 22.3 cm (8 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1929.85

title:				Silk Fragment
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creation date:			second half of 12th century
creation date earliest:		1150
creation date latest:		1199
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Spain, Islamic period, second half of 12th century
technique:	lampas weave, brocaded; silk and gold thread
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Textile
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measurements: Average: 21.6 x 22.3 cm (8 1/2 x 8 3/4 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).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	found in a 12th century reliquary in church near Barcelona, Spain.  (Adolph Loewi, Venice).
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