Fragment with arcade and palmettes

1200s

Maker Unknown

Textiles

Fragment with arcade and palmettes, 1200s. Spain, probably Granada. Silk and gold thread: tapestry weave; overall: 17.8 x 10.8 cm (7 x 4 1/4 in.); mounted: 26.4 x 19.7 cm (10 3/8 x 7 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1952.105

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Textile
Formatted Medium: Silk and gold thread: tapestry weave
Medium: silk, gold, thread, tapestry, weave
Dimensions: Overall: 17.8 x 10.8 cm (7 x 4 1/4 in.); Mounted: 26.4 x 19.7 cm (10 3/8 x 7 3/4 in.)
Departments: Textiles
Accession Number: 1952.105
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Exhibitions: Textiles from Egypt, Syria and Spain: 7th through 15th centuries, Islamic Gallery 207 Rotation, Al-Andalus: Art from Islamic Spain (Islamic art rotation),
Rights Statement: CC0