id:			125863
accession number:	1948.112
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1948.112
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:08.195000

Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s - early 800s. Egypt, Abbasid period. Embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen; overall: 8.5 x 6.6 cm (3 3/8 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1948.112

title:				Fragment of a Clavus
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creation date:			late 700s - early 800s
creation date earliest:		775
creation date latest:		825
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Egypt, Abbasid period
technique:	embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Embroidery
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measurements: Overall: 8.5 x 6.6 cm (3 3/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Michigan State University Museum, Orthodox Religious Art Objects (April-May, 1960).', 'opening_date': '1960-04-01T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(Mrs. Paul Mallon, New York).
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