id:			142308
accession number:	1966.137
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.137
updated:		2023-03-20 14:14:19.588000

Fragments with Eight-Pointed Star (Two Pieces), before 1966. Iran (?). Silk: compound weave; overall: 70.2 x 54.6 cm (27 5/8 x 21 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Werner Abegg 1966.137

title:				Fragments with Eight-Pointed Star (Two Pieces)
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creation date:			before 1966
creation date earliest:		1100
creation date latest:		1966
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Werner Abegg
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culture:	Iran (?)
technique:	Silk: compound weave
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Textile
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 70.2 x 54.6 cm (27 5/8 x 21 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1967
	opening date:   1967-11-29T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1967</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Werner [1903–1984] and Margaret Harrington Daniels Abegg [1901–1999], New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1966
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1966-
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wall description:
In aligned rows and columns, this textile preserves two rows of three eight-pointed stars and fragments of stars on all four sides. Each eight-pointed star has a narrow border of pearls that encloses a 16-pointed star with a border of scrolling foliate motif. The inner star has a design in the upper half that is repeated in mirror image in the lower half; it consists of pair of winged quadrupeds flanking a tree of life. All interstices in both stars are filled with a stylized floral motif. Interspaces are ornamented with a cross of four-directional palmettes.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	“Annual Report for 1966.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 54, no. 6, 1967, pp. 159–197.
	page number: 	Mentioned: pp. 177-178
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25152162

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IMAGES

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