id: 130408
accession number: 1953.17
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Lampas with dancers and musicians, 1600–1650. Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722). Silk and silver-metal thread: lampas, brocaded; overall: 87.7 x 52.1 cm (34 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.); mounted: 94 x 58.4 cm (37 x 23 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1953.17
title: Lampas with dancers and musicians
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creation date: 1600–1650
creation date earliest: 1600
creation date latest: 1650
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creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture: Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722)
technique: silk and silver-metal thread: lampas, brocaded
department: Textiles
collection: T - Islamic
type: Textile
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measurements: Overall: 87.7 x 52.1 cm (34 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.); Mounted: 94 x 58.4 cm (37 x 23 in.)
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inscription: on the tambourine of one of the musicians is inscribed: "Abdallah."
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Exhibition of Persian Art: 7000 Years of Art in Iran
opening date: 1961-10-19T04:00:00
The Exhibition of Persian Art: 7000 Years of Art in Iran. Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France (organizer) (October 19, 1961-January 31, 1962); Villa Hügel, Essen, Germany (February 16-April 24, 1962); Kunsthaus Zürich, CH-8024 Zürich, Switzerland (May 17-July 22, 1962); Gemeentemuseum den Haag, The Hague, Netherlands (September 4-November 18, 1962); MAK, the Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst/Gegenwartskunst, Vienna, Austria (January 16-March 31, 1963).
title: Islamic Art
opening date: 1970-06-15T04:00:00
Islamic Art. Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, IN (organizer) (June 15-October 1, 1970).
title: The Arts of Isfahan
opening date: 1973-10-10T04:00:00
The Arts of Isfahan. Asia House Galleries, New York City, NY (organizer) (October 10-December 2, 1973); Fogg Art Museum/Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (January 19-February 22, 1974).
title: Luxuriance: Silks from Islamic Lands, 1250–1900
opening date: 2013-05-14T04:00:00
Luxuriance: Silks from Islamic Lands, 1250–1900. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 14, 2013-June 23, 2014).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': "7000 ans d'art en Iran. Petit Palais, Paris, France (October-December 1961); Villa Huegel, Essen, Germany ([February 16-April 14, 1962); Kunsthaus, Zurich, Switzerland (May 17-July 22, 1962); Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, Netherlands (September 4-November 18, 1962); Ente manifestazioni Milanesi, Milan, Italy (February 16-June 30, 1963).", 'opening_date': '1962-02-16T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Islamic Art Across the World: an Exhibition Prepared by Theodore Bowie in Partial Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Indiana University. Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, IN (June 18-October 1, 1970).', 'opening_date': '1970-06-18T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Shah Abbas and the Arts of Isfahan. Asia House Gallery, New York, (October 11-December 2, 1973); Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (January 19-February 24, 1974).', 'opening_date': '1973-10-11T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'XVII European Exhibition of Art, Science and Culture. Government of Portugal, Jeronimos Monastery, Lisbon (May-October 1983).', 'opening_date': '1983-05-01T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Kelekian Collection; (Heeramaneck Galleries).
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Ausstellung von Meisterwerken muhammedanischer Kunst, 1910 (MUNICH), Max van BERCHEM, Moriz DREGER, Ernst KUEHNEL, Camillo LIST, Fredrik Robert MARTIN, Friedrich SARRE, and Severin SCHROEDER. Die Ausstellung Von Meisterwerken Muhammedanischer Kunst in München, 1910. Herausgegeben Von F. Sarre Und F.R. Martin Unter Mitwirkung Von M. Van Berchem, M. Dreger, E. Kühnel, C. List Und S. Schröder. [With Two Hundred and Fifty-Seven Plates.]. 1912.
page number: III no. 2380, taf. 200
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Pope, Arthur Upham, Phyllis Ackerman, and Theodore Bestermann. A Survey of Persian Art from Prehistoric Times to the Present. London: Oxford University Press, 1938.
page number: III, p. 1995-2162, VI, pl. 1044B
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 737
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n134
Villa Hügel e.V. 7000 [i.e. Siebentausend] Jahre Kunst in Iran. [Ausstellung] 16. Februar bis 24. April 1962 in Villa Hügel, Essen. 1962.
page number: p. 192, no. 609
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 217
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n241
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 217
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n241
Bowie, Theodore Robert. Islamic Art Across the World; An Exhibition. 1970.
page number: no. 331
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Welch, Anthony. Shah ʹAbbas & the Arts of Isfahan. [New York]: The Asia Society; distributed by New York Graphic Society [Greenwich, Conn.], 1973.
page number: p. 67, no. 22
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 276
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n296
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: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 360-361, fig. 9.19
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