id:			156985
accession number:	1993.140
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1993.140
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:16.927000

Cloth of Gold with Rabbit Wheels, c. 1225–50. Eastern Iran. Silk and gold thread: lampas; overall: 65.5 x 23.2 cm (25 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1993.140

title:				Cloth of Gold with Rabbit Wheels
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creation date:			c. 1225–50
creation date earliest:		1220
creation date latest:		1255
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Eastern Iran
technique:	Silk and gold thread: lampas
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Islamic
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 65.5 x 23.2 cm (25 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		When Silk Was Gold: Central Asian & Chinese Textiles from the Cleveland and Metropolitan Museums of Art
	opening date:   1997-10-19T00:00:00
	<i>When Silk Was Gold: Central Asian & Chinese Textiles from the Cleveland and Metropolitan Museums of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 26, 1997-January 4, 1998); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 26, 1997-January 4, 1998); The Metropolitan Museum of Art (organizer) (March 2-May 17, 1998); The Metropolitan Museum of Art (organizer) (March 2-May 17, 1998).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Francesca Galloway, Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1993
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1993–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Watt, James C. Y., Anne E. Wardwell, and Morris Rossabi. <em>When silk was gold: Central Asian and Chinese textiles</em>. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art in cooperation with the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1997.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 45, pp. 158–159
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	Andrew, Sue. "Leaps and Bounds: Crossing Continents and Cultures." In <em>The Three Hares: A Curiosity Worth Regarding</em>. Tom Greeves, Sue Andrew and Chris Chapman, pp. 232-255. South Molton: Skerryvore Productions Ltd., 2016.
	page number: 	Mentioned: pp. 37, 234, 240–241 Reproduced: p. 232
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