id: 129191
accession number: 1951.91
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Silk Fragments with Palmette Blossoms, 700s. Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258). Silk: complementary weft-faced twill with inner warps (samit); overall: 22.5 x 29.5 cm (8 7/8 x 11 5/8 in.); mounted: 27.9 x 34.9 cm (11 x 13 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Arts Club 1951.91
title: Silk Fragments with Palmette Blossoms
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creation date: 700s
creation date earliest: 700
creation date latest: 799
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creditline: Gift of The Textile Arts Club
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culture: Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
technique: Silk: complementary weft-faced twill with inner warps (samit)
department: Textiles
collection: T - Coptic
type: Textile
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measurements: Overall: 22.5 x 29.5 cm (8 7/8 x 11 5/8 in.); Mounted: 27.9 x 34.9 cm (11 x 13 3/4 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: Textiles from Egypt, Syria and Spain: 7th through 15th centuries
opening date: 1991-11-26T05:00:00
Textiles from Egypt, Syria and Spain: 7th through 15th centuries. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 26-June 6, 1991).
title: Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation
opening date: 2001-11-02T05:00:00
Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 2, 2001-October 15, 2002).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Gallery 210 textile rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 23, 2001-October 27, 2002).', 'opening_date': '2001-10-23T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
reportedly acquired in Egypt; (Mme. Paul Mallon, Paris).
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CITATIONS
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. 15
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Baker, Patricia L. Islamic Textiles. 1995.
page number: p. 38 (reconstruction drawing)
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Williams, Elizabeth Dospěl. "Textile Aesthetics." In Woven Interiors: Furnishing Early Medieval Egypt, 96-99. Washington: The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, 2019.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 97-98, fig. 34
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