id:			111409
accession number:	1929.906
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1929.906
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:15.268000

Silk fragment with decorated and inscribed bands, from the tomb of Don Felipe, 13th century. Spain, probably Almeria. Plain weave with supplementary weft: silk and silver thread; average: 25.4 x 20 cm (10 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1929.906

title:				Silk fragment with decorated and inscribed bands, from the tomb of Don Felipe
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creation date:			13th century
creation date earliest:		1200
creation date latest:		1299
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Spain, probably Almeria
technique:	plain weave with supplementary weft: silk and silver thread
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Textile
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CREATORS

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measurements: Average: 25.4 x 20 cm (10 x 7 7/8 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	band of Naskhi inscription of red on silver which reads: "Praise be to God."
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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:		Textiles from Egypt, Syria and Spain: 7th through 15th centuries
	opening date:   1991-11-26T05:00:00
	<i>Textiles from Egypt, Syria and Spain: 7th through 15th centuries</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 26-June 6, 1991).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	originally from the tomb of Don Felipe at Villasirga near Palenica, Spain; died 1274, tomb opened in 1848.  (H. A. Elsberg, New York).
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Mackie, Louise W. <em>Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century</em>. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015.
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: P 184, fig. 5.14
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