id:			154198
accession number:	1988.243
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1988.243
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Carpet Fragment, late 1800s–early 1900s. Iran, Rayy. Silk: knotted pile; overall: 61 x 37.5 cm (24 x 14 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Milton Girod 1988.243

title:				Carpet Fragment
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creation date:			late 1800s–early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1884
creation date latest:		1928
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creditline:			Gift of Milton Girod
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culture:	Iran, Rayy
technique:	Silk: knotted pile
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Carpet
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measurements: Overall: 61 x 37.5 cm (24 x 14 3/4 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Paul Mallon [1884–1975], Paris, France, sold to George Hewitt Myers)
	date: ?-before 1928
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	George Hewitt Myers [1875-1957], Washington, DC, returned to Paul Mallon
	date: by 1928-1947
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	Paul Mallon [1884–1975], Paris, France, given to his stepson Milton Girod?
	date: 1947-1975
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	Milton Girod [1922-2011], La Jaille Chahaignes-sur-Loir, Sarthe, France, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1975?-1988
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1988-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Koechlin, Raymond, Gaston Migeon, and Florence Heywood. <em>Oriental Art; Ceramics, Fabrics, Carpets; One Hundred Plates in Colour</em>. London: Ernest Benn Ltd., n.d. [1928].
	page number: 	Reproduced: color plate LXXXII
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	"The Year in Review for 1988." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 76, no. 2 (1989): 30-75. Accessed May 25, 2020.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 73, no. 191
	url:		www.jstor.org/stable/25160061.

	Smith, Gregory D., Joan M. Esson, Victor J. Chen, Robin M. Hanson. “Forensic dye analysis in cultural heritage: Unraveling the authenticity of the earliest Persian knotted-pile silk carpet.” <em>Forensic Science International: Synergy</em>, Volume 3, 2021, 100130, ISSN 2589-871X,
	page number: 	p. 1-10
	url:		http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X20300681

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