id: 126139
accession number: 1948.352
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Altar Cloth, c. 1350. Germany, Altenberg on the Lahn, Premonstratensian Convent, 14th century. Embroidery: linen; overall: 154.3 x 374.5 cm (60 3/4 x 147 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1948.352
title: Altar Cloth
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creation date: c. 1350
creation date earliest: 1345
creation date latest: 1355
current location: 115 Manuscripts & Textiles
creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture: Germany, Altenberg on the Lahn, Premonstratensian Convent, 14th century
technique: embroidery: linen
department: Textiles
collection: T - Ecclesiastical
type: Embroidery
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measurements: Overall: 154.3 x 374.5 cm (60 3/4 x 147 7/16 in.)
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inscription: various motifs enclosed in quatrefoils with identifying inscriptions in Gothic letters.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Visions of the Divine: Textiles and Manuscripts from Medieval Germany (Manuscript and Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115
opening date: 2016-12-14T05:00:00
Visions of the Divine: Textiles and Manuscripts from Medieval Germany (Manuscript and Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 14, 2016-December 4, 2017).
title: Liturgical Textiles from Late Medieval Germany (Gallery 115 rotation)
opening date: 2023-08-11T04:00:00
Liturgical Textiles from Late Medieval Germany (Gallery 115 rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 11, 2023-August 4, 2024).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Nuns of Altenberg on the Lahn, Hesse, Germany
date: c. 1350
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Duke of Solms-Braunfels
date: 1806
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Ikle Collection, Switzerland, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1948-
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RELATED WORKS
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page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 144-145
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page number: Reproduced: p. 52
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page number: Reproduced: p. 53
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page number: pp. 24-5
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page number: Contents Page
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Sander, Jochen. Schaufenster des Himmels: der Altenberger Altar und seine Bildausstattung = Heaven on display : the Altenberg altar and its imagery. 2016.
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IMAGES
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