The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 24, 2024

Fragment

Fragment

1000s-1100s
Silk: soumak, or twisted tapestry
Overall: 20 x 22.6 cm (7 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1939.47
Location: not on view

Description

The fragment preserves a winged quadruped in blue on a gray-beige background with the details of the animal in the ground color. Below the animal are foliate sprigs in blue.
  • ?-1939
    H. [Herman] A. Elsberg [1869–1938], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1939-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Underhill, Gertrude. “Textiles from the H. A. Elsberg Collection.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 26, no. 9, 1939, pp. 143–146. Mentioned: pp. 143, 146 www.jstor.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 684 archive.org
    Woven Treasures of Persian Art; Persian Textiles from the 6th to the 19th Century. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum, 1959. Mentioned: p. 26, cat. no. 22; Reproduced: p. 36, cat. no. 22
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 216 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 216 archive.org
  • Woven Treasures of Persian Art. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (April 1-May 23, 1959).
  • {{cite web|title=Fragment|url=false|author=|year=1000s-1100s|access-date=24 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1939.47