id: 125866
accession number: 1948.115
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Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s–early 800s. Egypt, Abbasid period. Embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen; overall: 10 x 8.2 cm (3 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1948.115
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: Textiles
type: Embroidery
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 10 x 8.2 cm (3 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Juxtapositions
opening date: 1965-09-11T04:00:00
Juxtapositions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 11-October 10, 1965).
title: Fiberworks: Tradition and Technique
opening date: 1977-10-05T04:00:00
Fiberworks: Tradition and Technique. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 5-November 11, 1977).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Orthodox Religious Art Objects. Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, MI (April-May, 1960).', 'opening_date': '1960-04-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Romans and Barbarians. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA (December 16, 1976-February 27, 1977), no. 263, listed p. 217, reproduction p. 218.', 'opening_date': '1976-12-16T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
(Mrs. Paul Mallon, New York).
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RELATED WORKS
id: 125864
Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s - early 800s. Egypt, Abbasid period. Embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen; overall: 10.2 x 7.4 cm (4 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1948.113
relationship:
id: 125865
Fragment of a Clavus, late 700s - early 800s. Egypt, Abbasid period. Embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen; overall: 10.2 x 7.4 cm (4 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1948.114
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CITATIONS
Shepherd, Dorothy. "Late Coptic Embroideries." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 37, no. 3 (March 1950): 46-48.
page number: Mentioned: p. 46
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25141619
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. 70
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n27
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. 32
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n56
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. 32
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n54
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. 41
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n61
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IMAGES
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