Grape Leaf from a Curtain

400s-500s

Maker Unknown

Textiles

Grape Leaf from a Curtain, 400s-500s. Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-6th Century. Weft-faced plain weave with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool; overall: 29.2 x 19.1 cm (11 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.); 39.4 x 26.7 cm (15 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1983.262.b

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Textile
Formatted Medium: weft-faced plain weave with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool
Medium: weft-faced, plain, weave, tapestry, supplementary, weft, wrapping, undyed, linen, dyed, wool
Dimensions: Overall: 29.2 x 19.1 cm (11 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.); 39.4 x 26.7 cm (15 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)
Departments: Textiles
Accession Number: 1983.262.b
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Exhibitions: Byzantine Gallery 210 Rotation, Gallery 210 textile rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 11, 2000-October 21, 2001).
Rights Statement: CC0