The Cleveland Museum of Art

• Full conservation statement
  As part of a collaborative research project between the CMA and Harvard Art Museums, and in conjunction with a 2021 exhibition at Harvard, conservation scientists at Harvard undertook dye analysis using a technique known as high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy (HPLC-MS). Through this analysis, it was determined that the red fiber in this textile was dyed with a combination of lac, a resinous secretion of the lac insect, and madder, a plant. This shows the way dyers used two reds to obtain a desired shade.
• Provenance
  Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris.
• Citations
  Mackie, Louise W. Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015. Reproduced: P. 119, fig. 3.37; Mentioned: P. 117
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