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Tent Hanging (Part of a Larger Piece)

1560–1610

India, Gujarat, Ahmadabad, 16th-early 17th century

Silk; lampas weave

Overall: 94 x 172.4 cm (37 x 67 7/8 in.)

Gift of George P. Bickford 1953.474

Location

not on view

Provenance
?–1955
George Bickford [1901–1991] and Clara Louise Gehring Bickford [1903–1985], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1955–
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Citations
Ward, William E. "Two Rajput Paintings and a Rajput Textile." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 43, no. 4 (1956): 62–65. Mentioned: pp. 62–65; Reproduced: p. 65 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. 783 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. 241 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. 241 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. 311 archive.org
Indian Heritage: Court Life and Arts Under Mughal Rule. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 205, p. 82
Cunningham, Michael R. Masterworks of Asian art. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1998. Reproduced: p. 168 - 169
Jain, Rahul. Textiles & Garments at the Jaipur Court. New Delhi, India: Niyogi Books, 2016. Reproduced: p. 37
Exhibition history

The Indian Heritage: Court Life and Arts Under Mughal Rule. Victoria and Albert Museum, London (April 19-August 15, 1982).

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