id:			111501
accession number:	1929.98
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1929.98
updated:		2025-02-08 23:56:03.498000

Fragment, an Ornamental Band, 500s. Egypt, Byzantine period. Tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); linen and wool; overall: 14.3 x 51.4 cm (5 5/8 x 20 1/4 in.); mounted: 21.6 x 58.4 cm (8 1/2 x 23 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George D. Pratt 1929.98

title:				Fragment, an Ornamental Band
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creation date:			500s
creation date earliest:		500
creation date latest:		599
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creditline:			Gift of George D. Pratt
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culture:	Egypt, Byzantine period
technique:	tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); linen and wool
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Coptic
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 14.3 x 51.4 cm (5 5/8 x 20 1/4 in.); Mounted: 21.6 x 58.4 cm (8 1/2 x 23 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Science within Art
	opening date:   1980-02-13T05:00:00
	<i>Science within Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 13-April 20, 1980).

	title:		Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity
	opening date:   2016-02-25T00:00:00
	<i>Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity</i>. Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, NY, New York, NY (February 25-May 22, 2016).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT (December 7, 1951-January 27, 1952); Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD (February 27-March 25, 1952).', 'opening_date': '1952-02-27T00:00:00'}

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Thomas, Thelma K., Jennifer Ball, Edward Bleiberg, Kathrin Colburn, Helen C. Evans, Christine Kondoleon, Brandie Ratliff, and Elizabeth Dospel Williams. Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity. 2016.
	page number: 	27
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	Wadsworth Atheneum, Adelyn Dohme Breeskin, and Charles Crehore Cunningham. 2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving: A Loan Exhibition : Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Dec. 7, 1951 to Jan. 27, 1952 ; the Baltimore Museum of Art, Feb. 27, 1952 to Mar. 25, 1952. Hartford, Conn: Wardsworth Atheneum], 1951.
	page number: 	p.18-19
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	Thomas, Thelma K. "Material Meaning in Late Antiquity." In <em>Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity. </em>Thelma K. Thomas, ed. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016.
	page number: 	P. 27, fig. 1-1.6
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