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Jan 23, 2018

Fragment of a Clavus

late 700s - early 800s

Egypt, late 8th - early 9th centuries

(Abbasid period)

Embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen

Overall: 10 x 8.2 cm (3 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1948.115

Location

not on view

Provenance

(Mrs. Paul Mallon, New York).

Citations

The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 70 archive.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 32 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. 32 archive.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 41 archive.org

Exhibition history

Orthodox Religious Art Objects. Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, MI (April-May, 1960).

Romans and Barbarians. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA (December 16, 1976-February 27, 1977), no. 263, listed p. 217, reproduction p. 218.

Juxtapositions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 11-October 10, 1965).

Fiberworks: Tradition and Technique. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 5-November 11, 1977).

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