id: 124420
accession number: 1945.383
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Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device (recto); Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso), 1315. Syria, Damascus, Mamluk Period, 14th Century. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; overall: 31.3 x 21.5 cm (12 5/16 x 8 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1945.383
title: Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device (recto); Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso)
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creation date: 1315
creation date earliest: 1315
creation date latest: 1315
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creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture: Syria, Damascus, Mamluk Period, 14th Century
technique: opaque watercolor and gold on paper
department: Islamic Art
collection: Islamic Art
type: Manuscript
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measurements: Overall: 31.3 x 21.5 cm (12 5/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
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inscription: verso script: Naskh
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Islamic Art
opening date: 1944-11-03T04:00:00
Islamic Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 3, 1944-February 2, 1945).
title: Muslim Miniature Paintings
opening date: 1962-09-01T04:00:00
Muslim Miniature Paintings. Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, Italy, Venezia, Italy (organizer) (September 1-October 31, 1962); The Asia Society Museum, New York, NY (December 4, 1962-February 3, 1963).
title: Myth and Mystique: Cleveland's Gothic Table Fountain
opening date: 2016-10-09T00:00:00
Myth and Mystique: Cleveland's Gothic Table Fountain. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 9, 2016-February 26, 2017).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
(Hagop Kevorkian [1872–1962], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?-1945
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1945-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 717
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n131
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 221
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n245
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 221
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n245
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 278
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n298
Suchman, Lucille Alice. Human-Machine Reconfigurations: Plans and Situated Actions. 2007.
page number: Cover
url: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/humanmachine-reconfigurations/9D53E602BA9BB5209271460F92D00EFE
Fliegel, Stephen N., and Elina Gertsman. Myth and Mystique: Cleveland's Gothic Table Fountain. 2016.
page number: pp. 104-107, Cat. no. 4
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Mikolic, Amanda. The Art of Handwashing. The Cleveland Museum of Art The Thinker Blog on Medium. April 10, 2020.
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url: https://medium.com/cma-thinker/the-art-of-handwashing-515bf9ea5343
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