id:			125229
accession number:	1947.192
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.192
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:05.133000

Square Ornament from a Tunic, 700s. Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258). Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite); overall: 23.5 x 24.2 cm (9 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.); mounted: 31.1 x 31.8 cm (12 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1947.192

title:				Square Ornament from a Tunic
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creation date:			700s
creation date earliest:		700
creation date latest:		799
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
technique:	Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite)
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 23.5 x 24.2 cm (9 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.); Mounted: 31.1 x 31.8 cm (12 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Twain Shall Meet
	opening date:   1985-10-30T05:00:00
	<i>The Twain Shall Meet</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 30, 1985-January 5, 1986).

	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).

	title:		Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106
	opening date:   2016-04-12T04:00:00
	<i>Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 12, 2016-May 22, 2017).

	title:		Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106
	opening date:   2021-11-18T05:00:00
	<i>Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 18, 2021-November 13, 2022).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': "<em>Masterpieces of the Weaver's Art</em>. Hackley Art Gallery, Muskegon, MI (October 7-November 4, 1957).", 'opening_date': '1957-10-07T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(Dikran G. Kelekian [1867–1951], New York, NY sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1947
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1947–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Shepherd, Dorothy. "A Silk Fabric from Egypt." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 34, no. 8 (1947): 196-99.
	page number: 	
	url:		www.jstor.org/stable/25141401

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 68
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n26

	Beckwith, John. Caskets from Cordoba. [Victoria and Albert Museum Publications, 1958-1960]. London: H.M. Stationery Office, 1960.
	page number: 	p. 26, fig. 28
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 32
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n56

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 32
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n54

	Held, Shirley E. Weaving: A Handbook for Fiber Craftsmen. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973.
	page number: 	p. 36, fig. 60
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 41
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n61

	Keasbey, Doramay. Pattern Devices for Handweavers. Bethesda, MD (5031 Alta Vista Rd., Bethesda 20814): D. Keasbey, 1981.
	page number: 	p. 15, pl. 35
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	Neils, Jenifer. "The Twain Shall Meet." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 72, no. 6 (1985): 326-59.
	page number: 	p. 358, no, 59
	url:		www.jstor.org/stable/25159914

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