id:			150442
accession number:	1981.22
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1981.22
updated:		2023-03-11 20:51:16.168000

Fragment, before 1981. Iran, style of the Abbasid period (750–1258). Silk: compound tabby; overall: 37 x 24.6 cm (14 9/16 x 9 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1981.22

title:				Fragment
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creation date:			before 1981
creation date earliest:		800
creation date latest:		1981
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creditline:			Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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culture:	Iran, style of the Abbasid period (750–1258)
technique:	Silk: compound tabby
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 37 x 24.6 cm (14 9/16 x 9 11/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1981
	opening date:   1982-02-17T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1981</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Milton Girod [1922-2011], La Jaille Chahaignes-sur-Loir, Sarthe, France, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1981
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1981-
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wall description:
The fragment preserves two oval compartments from a design of linked ovals each containing a recumbent ibex. The ibexes are addorsed linking each compartment to the next is a concentric oval device containing in the center a crescent moon. The design in pale blue, tan, and cream on a deep navy blue ground is oriented at right angles to the warp.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lemberg, Mechthild. “The Buyid Silks of the Abegg Foundation, Berne.” <em>Bulletin du CIETA. Centre international d'étude des textiles anciens</em>. No. 37 1973 – I. p. 11-54
	page number: 	p. 51, no. 923
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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1981.22/1981.22_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1981.22/1981.22_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1981.22/1981.22_full.tif