id:			129348
accession number:	1952.192
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.192
updated:		2025-09-13 18:37:59.400000

Fragment, 1700s. India, Rajasthan or Northern Deccan. Block printed and overpainted with silver leaf (varak) on dyed plain weave cotton muslin; overall: 17.8 x 15.6 cm (7 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.192

title:				Fragment
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creation date:			1700s
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1799
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	India, Rajasthan or Northern Deccan
technique:	Block printed and overpainted with silver leaf (varak) on dyed plain weave cotton muslin
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 17.8 x 15.6 cm (7 x 6 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Design in Printed Textiles
	opening date:   1961-04-07T05:00:00
	<i>Design in Printed Textiles</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 7-September 3, 1961).

	title:		Needles, Dye-Pots, and Looms: Textile Traditions in India
	opening date:   1985-10-15T04:00:00
	<i>Needles, Dye-Pots, and Looms: Textile Traditions in India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 15, 1985-May 11, 1986).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Cooper Union Museum, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1952
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1952–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Bhandari, Vandana, and Laila Tyabji. <em>Jewelled Textiles: Gold and Silver Embellished Cloth of India</em>. New Delhi: Om Books International, 2015.
	page number: 	pp. 140–159
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	Edwards, Eiluned, and Mohua Mitra. <em>Imprints of Culture: Block Printed Textiles of India</em>. New Delhi: Niyogi Books, 2016.
	page number: 	pp. 179–181
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	Bhandari, Vandana. <em>Textiles of Rajasthan at the Jaipur Court</em>. New Delhi: Niyogi Books, 2020.
	page number: 	pp. 73–85
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IMAGES

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