Fragment, Probably a Scarf

Permanent Link:

https://demo.sobeklibrary.com/CM00001209/00001

Material Information

Title:

Fragment, Probably a Scarf

Publication Date:

300s–400s CE

Measurements:

Overall: 11.5 x 21.9 cm (4 1/2 x 8 5/8 in.)

Cultural Context:

Egypt, Byzantine period

Technique:

tabby ground with inwoven tapestry ornament; linen, wool, and gold foil around gummed silk

Subjects

Genre:

Textile

Notes

Abstract:

Fragment, Probably a Scarf, 300s–400s CE. Egypt, Byzantine period. Tabby ground with inwoven tapestry ornament; linen, wool, and gold foil around gummed silk; overall: 11.5 x 21.9 cm (4 1/2 x 8 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1982.79 ( en )

Provenance:

Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris.

Exhibitions:

CURRENT: The Year in Review for 1982 (Jan 05, 1983); Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity (Feb 25, 2016)

Citation/Reference:

Thomas, Thelma K., Jennifer Ball, Edward Bleiberg, Kathrin Colburn, Helen C. Evans, Christine Kondoleon, Brandie Ratliff, and Elizabeth Dospel Williams. Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity. 2016. (81);; Thomas, Thelma K. "Making Textiles and Assessing Their Value." In <em>Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity. </em>Thelma K. Thomas, ed. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016. (Reproduced: P. 81, fig. 1-4.1);; Linscheid, Petra. "Sparkling Garments--Late Antique Clothing with Gold Threads and Beads." In <em>Light and Splendour : Edelmetall Als Medium Ritueller Und Sozialer Interaktion in Der Spätantike, </em>Martin Guggisberg, and Annemarie Kaufmann-Heinimann, eds, 223-234. Basel: LIBRUM Publishers & Editors LLC, 2025. (Mentioned and reproduced: p. 225, fig. 3);

Acquisition:

Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund

General Note:

Textiles

Record Information

Rights Management:

CC0

Resource Identifier:

1982.79 ( Accession Number )
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79934252 ( Wikidata )