id: 129188
accession number: 1951.89
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Tapestry with lattice of animals in medallions, 600s-700s. Egypt. Tapestry weave: wool and linen; overall: 14.6 x 14.3 cm (5 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.); mounted: 21.3 x 20 cm (8 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Arts Club 1951.89
title: Tapestry with lattice of animals in medallions
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creation date: 600s-700s
creation date earliest: 600
creation date latest: 799
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creditline: Gift of The Textile Arts Club
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culture: Egypt
technique: tapestry weave: wool and linen
department: Textiles
collection: T - Islamic
type: Textile
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 14.6 x 14.3 cm (5 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.); Mounted: 21.3 x 20 cm (8 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Material Matters: Fifty Years of Gifts from the Textile Arts Club
opening date: 1984-11-21T05:00:00
Material Matters: Fifty Years of Gifts from the Textile Arts Club. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 21-December 30, 1984).
title: Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106
opening date: 2013-05-07T04:00:00
Coptic Textile Rotation Gallery 106. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 20, 2013-March 17, 2014).
title: Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity
opening date: 2016-02-25T00:00:00
Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity. Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, NY, New York, NY (February 25-May 22, 2016).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': '2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT (December 7, 1951-January 27, 1952); Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD (February 27-March 25, 1952).', 'opening_date': '1952-02-27T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
(Mrs. Paul Mallon, New York, presumably acquired in Egypt).
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Thomas, Thelma K., Jennifer Ball, Edward Bleiberg, Kathrin Colburn, Helen C. Evans, Christine Kondoleon, Brandie Ratliff, and Elizabeth Dospel Williams. Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity. 2016.
page number: 39
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Wadsworth Atheneum, Adelyn Dohme Breeskin, and Charles Crehore Cunningham. 2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving: A Loan Exhibition : Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Dec. 7, 1951 to Jan. 27, 1952 ; the Baltimore Museum of Art, Feb. 27, 1952 to Mar. 25, 1952. Hartford, Conn: Wardsworth Atheneum], 1951.
page number: p. 25
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Wardwell, Anne E. Material Matters: Fifty Years of Gifts from the Textile Arts Club, 1934-1984 : [Exhibition] 21 November-30 December 1984, the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: The Museum, 1984.
page number: p. 14
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Mackie, Louise W. Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015.
page number: Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 47, fig. 2.2
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Ball, Jennifer L. "Charms: Protective and Auspicious Motifs." In Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity. Thelma K. Thomas, ed. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016.
page number: Reproduced: P. 57, fig. 1-2.3
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IMAGES
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