The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 14, 2025
Ogival Lattice with Horizontal Design
1600–1650
Average: 135.3 x 35.6 cm (53 1/4 x 14 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1679.c
Location: Not on view
Description
There is a pomegranate design in each ogee (pointed arch) of this silk brocade fragment. The pomegranate is a small tree originating in Persia (today’s Iran) bearing fruit of deep red flesh filled with hundreds of seeds. The pomegranate has been revered as a symbol for health and fertility by many civilizations. In Islam the pomegranate is associated with paradise as described in the Qur’an.- ?–1916Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857–1926] and Mrs. Ellen Garretson Wade [1859–1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art1916–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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