The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 24, 2025
Fragmentary Band, Probably Part of a Clavus
800s
Overall: 9 x 78.1 cm (3 9/16 x 30 3/4 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1950.513
Location: Not on view
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These tapestry fragments were probably part of a clavus, a decorative band attached to the hem or cuff of a tunic.Description
The textile's design consists of pairs of birds, possibly ibises, on either side of a tree alternating with a circle of pearls enclosing an eight-pointed star.- ?–1950(Dr. Emil Delmar [1876–1959], Budapest, Hungary, and New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1950–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Wadsworth Atheneum, Adelyn Dohme Breeskin, and Charles Crehore Cunningham. 2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving: A Loan Exhibition: Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Dec. 7, 1951 to Jan. 27, 1952; the Baltimore Museum of Art, Feb. 27, 1952 to Mar. 25, 1952. Hartford, CT: Wardsworth Atheneum, 1951. p. 27, cat. no 43
- 2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT (December 7, 1951-January 27, 1952); Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD (February 27-March 25, 1952).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1950.513