Lampas with dancers and musicians
1600–1650
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Lampas with dancers and musicians, 1600–1650. Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722). Lampas, brocaded: silk and silver-metal thread; overall: 87.7 x 52.1 cm (34 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.); mounted: 94 x 58.4 cm (37 x 23 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1953.17
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- lampas, brocaded: silk and silver-metal thread
- Medium
- lampas, brocaded, silk, silver-metal, thread
- Dimensions
- Overall: 87.7 x 52.1 cm (34 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.); Mounted: 94 x 58.4 cm (37 x 23 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: on the tambourine of one of the musicians is inscribed: "Abdallah."
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1953.17
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- The Exhibition of Persian Art: 7000 Years of Art in Iran, Islamic Art, The Arts of Isfahan, Luxuriance: Silks from Islamic Lands, 1250-1900, 7000 ans d'art en Iran. Petit Palais, Paris, France (October-December 1961); Villa Huegel, Essen, Germany ([February 16-April 14, 1962); Kunsthaus, Zurich, Switzerland (May 17-July 22, 1962); Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, Netherlands (September 4-November 18, 1962); Ente manifestazioni Milanesi, Milan, Italy (February 16-June 30, 1963).<br>Islamic Art Across the World: an Exhibition Prepared by Theodore Bowie in Partial Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Indiana University. Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, IN (June 18-October 1, 1970).<br>Shah Abbas and the Arts of Isfahan. Asia House Gallery, New York, (October 11-December 2, 1973); Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (January 19-February 24, 1974).<br>XVII European Exhibition of Art, Science and Culture. Government of Portugal, Jeronimos Monastery, Lisbon (May-October 1983).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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