COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1985.33
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Textiles
Creator Name:
Unknown
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Central Asian
Creator Name-CRT:
Central Asia, Mongol period, late 13th - mid-14th century
Title:
Textile with Tiny Leaves
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
late 13th - mid-14th century
Creation Start Date:
1267
Creation End Date:
1350
Materials and Techniques:
tabby with supplementary weft; silk and gold thread
Dimensions:
Overall: 14.5cm x 15.5cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1985.33
Credit Line:
Dudley P. Allen Fund
Context:
Textile with Tiny LeavesTabby with supplementary weft; silk and gold threadCentral Asia, late 1200s-mid-1300s, Mongol Period (1207-1368)The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1985.33(Cat. no. 38)The shimmering gold of the tiny scattered leaves in this silk perfectlysuited the taste of the Mongol court. Showing no Chinese or eastern Iranianinfluence, this type of pattern appears to have been indigenous to easternCentral Asia. The closest parallels to the tiny leaves densely strewnacross the surface are found among the silk tapestries of the Uyghurs (cat.no. 16).
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1985.33.tif
