id:			129350
accession number:	1952.194
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.194
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:22.778000

Fragment, 1500s–1600s. India, Mughal Period, 16th - 17th century. Block printed with gold leaf (varak) on undyed plain weave cotton muslin; overall: 39.1 x 11.5 cm (15 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1952.194

title:				Fragment
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creation date:			1500s–1600s
creation date earliest:		1500
creation date latest:		1699
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	India, Mughal Period, 16th - 17th century
technique:	Block printed with gold leaf (varak) on undyed plain weave cotton muslin
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 39.1 x 11.5 cm (15 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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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full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1952.194/1952.194_full.tif