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Designs of repeated ogives were popular in Central Asia and survive in a number of variations. Usually, the ogival frame encloses a floral motif, as in this example. Sometimes paired animals occur instead. Silks with this type of pattern were exported to Western Asia and to Europe, where they inspired textile designs woven locally. Mongol silks with exotic floral and animal patterns were acquired for use as clothing and furnishings by the clergy and nobility. They were also used by painters as models for hangings or garments.
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157123
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Textile with Palmettes
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157123
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object
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Textile with Palmettes
description
Designs of repeated ogives were popular in Central Asia and survive in a number of variations. Usually, the ogival frame encloses a floral motif, as in this example. Sometimes paired animals occur instead. Silks with this type of pattern were exported to Western Asia and to Europe, where they inspired textile designs woven locally. Mongol silks with exotic floral and animal patterns were acquired for use as clothing and furnishings by the clergy and nobility. They were also used by painters as models for hangings or garments.
date
1200s–1300s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79947454
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Textile
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Overall: 85.5 x 35 cm (33 11/16 x 13 3/4 in.); Mounted: 106.7 x 50.8 cm (42 x 20 in.)
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Central Asia, Il-khanid (Mongol) period
accession
1993.253
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Silk and gold thread; tabby with supplementary weft
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Textile with Palmettes, 1200s–1300s. Central Asia, Il-khanid (Mongol) period. Silk and gold thread; tabby with supplementary weft; overall: 85.5 x 35 cm (33 11/16 x 13 3/4 in.); mounted: 106.7 x 50.8 cm (42 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1993.253
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Textiles
didYouKnow
Some of the original coral-red background can be seen along the edges, where it hasn't faded to off-white.
citations
citation
“1993 Annual Report.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 81, no. 6 (1994): 143–218.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 167
citation
Watt, James C. Y., Anne E. Wardwell, and Morris Rossabi. <em>When silk was gold: Central Asian and Chinese textiles</em>. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art in cooperation with the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1997.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 46, pp. 160–161
citation
Shea, Eiren. "The Spread of Gold Thread Production in the Mongol Period: A Study of Gold Textiles in the China National Silk Museum, Hangzhou." <em>Journal of Song-Yuan Studies</em> 50 (2021).
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pp. 381–415; Reproduced: pp. 366–372.
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John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 08:10:50.144000
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157123
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Textiles
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Textiles
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Silk and gold thread; tabby with supplementary weft
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