Detail View: The AMICA Library: Silk Fragment
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1942.1077
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Textiles
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Creator Nationality:
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Spain, Islamic period, 13th century
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Spain, Islamic period, 13th century
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Title:
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Silk Fragment
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 1279
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Creation Start Date:
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1274
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Creation End Date:
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1284
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Materials and Techniques:
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compound cloth with areas of double cloth; silk and gold
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Classification Term:
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Textile
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Style or Period:
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Spain, Islamic period, 13th century
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 10cm x 7.65cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1942.1077
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Credit Line:
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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fragment comes from the dalmatic, one of the famous vestments of San Valero, from the Cathedral of Lerida, now in the Barcelona Museum. According to documentary evidence, these vestments were bought in Tarragona in 1279 and given to the church of San Vincent, Roda (near Lerida) and dedicated to San Valero. (Adolph Loewi, Los Angeles).
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1942.1077.tif
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