COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1992.349.1-2
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CMA_.1992.349.1-2
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Costume and Jewelry
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Costume and Jewelry
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
Chinese
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Chinese
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Northern China, Liao dynasty (907-1125)
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Northern China, Liao dynasty (907-1125)
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Pair of Boots
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Pair of Boots
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
1000 - 1125
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1000 - 1125
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1000
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1000
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1125
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1125
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
compound twill, silk; tapestry, silk and gold; tabby, silk; gauze, silk; silk batting; leather
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compound twill, silk; tapestry, silk and gold; tabby, silk; gauze, silk; silk batting; leather
Materials and Techniques
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Classification Term:
Costume
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Costume
Classification Term
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Classification Term:
Costume
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Costume
Classification Term
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Style or Period:
Northern China
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Northern China
Style or Period
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Dimensions:
Overall: 34.9cm
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Overall: 34.9cm
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1992.349.1
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1992.349.1
ID Number
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ID Number:
1992.349.2
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1992.349.2
ID Number
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Credit Line:
John L. Severance Fund
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John L. Severance Fund
Credit Line
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Rights:
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Rights
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Context:
Pair of Short BootsOuter fabrics: weft-faced compound twill, silk; tapestry, silk and gold;tabby, silk; gauze, silk; silk batting; leatherLiao Dynasty (907-1125), 1000s-1125The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1992.349 & 1992.350(Cat. no.10)The fabric and tailoring of garments have always defined social status. Forthese boots, different outer fabrics were used: a patterned silk for theleg portion, and tapestry (kesi) for the foot. Since both were consideredluxury fabrics, they were piecedtogether from remnants too precious todiscard. Consequently, the silk pattern was not used in relation to theform of the boot, as seen in the Imperial Boots (cat no. 23). By contrast,these boots would have been made for a court official, not a member oftheimperial family.The patterned silk was woven with geese flanking a vase of flowers on astand and surrounded by cloud scrolls. The Chinese motif of flowersarranged in a vase was adopted by the Liao during the 11th century andindicates an 11th- or early12th-century date for the boots.
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Pair of Short BootsOuter fabrics: weft-faced compound twill, silk; tapestry, silk and gold;tabby, silk; gauze, silk; silk batting; leatherLiao Dynasty (907-1125), 1000s-1125The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1992.349 & 1992.350(Cat. no.10)The fabric and tailoring of garments have always defined social status. Forthese boots, different outer fabrics were used: a patterned silk for theleg portion, and tapestry (kesi) for the foot. Since both were consideredluxury fabrics, they were piecedtogether from remnants too precious todiscard. Consequently, the silk pattern was not used in relation to theform of the boot, as seen in the Imperial Boots (cat no. 23). By contrast,these boots would have been made for a court official, not a member oftheimperial family.The patterned silk was woven with geese flanking a vase of flowers on astand and surrounded by cloud scrolls. The Chinese motif of flowersarranged in a vase was adopted by the Liao during the 11th century andindicates an 11th- or early12th-century date for the boots.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1992.349.1-2.tif
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CMA_.1992.349.1-2.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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