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Source Description
This fragment has a pattern of stylized plant forms. The design was achieved by applying wax to design areas and then dipping it in red madder dye with use of mordant. The brown color was produced by the presence of iron in the mordant used for those areas.
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Document identity
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128915
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Fragment
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object
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1
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128915
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object
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Fragment
description
This fragment has a pattern of stylized plant forms. The design was achieved by applying wax to design areas and then dipping it in red madder dye with use of mordant. The brown color was produced by the presence of iron in the mordant used for those areas.
date
1100s–1300s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79909501
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Textile
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1
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import
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Overall: 28 x 15.6 cm (11 x 6 1/8 in.)
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India
accession
1951.51
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cotton: plain cloth, resist dyed
tombstone
Fragment, 1100s–1300s. India. Cotton: plain cloth, resist dyed; overall: 28 x 15.6 cm (11 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1951.510
collection
Textiles
didYouKnow
The fabric was dyed with madder and indigo.
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 06:39:32.155000
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128915
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Textiles
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cotton: plain cloth, resist dyed
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1
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0
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photo
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