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Source Description
When closed, the horizontal stack of Jain manuscript pages is protected by firm covers on the top and bottom. A donor may commission a luxurious textile to place over or wrap the sacred text to honor it. Textiles with repeated floral plant patterns—these appear to be roses—were popularized at the imperial Mughal court during the mid-1600s, after which they spread throughout India.
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107865
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Cover for a Jain Manuscript
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107865
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Cover for a Jain Manuscript
description
When closed, the horizontal stack of Jain manuscript pages is protected by firm covers on the top and bottom. A donor may commission a luxurious textile to place over or wrap the sacred text to honor it. Textiles with repeated floral plant patterns—these appear to be roses—were popularized at the imperial Mughal court during the mid-1600s, after which they spread throughout India.
date
c. 1800
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80055853
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Embroidery
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 26.4 x 13.7 cm (10 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
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Western India, Gujarat
accession
1925.494
Source extras
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Silk: satin weave; embroidery, polychrome silk, gold filé, flat metal strip
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Cover for a Jain Manuscript, c. 1800. Western India, Gujarat. Silk: satin weave; embroidery, polychrome silk, gold filé, flat metal strip; overall: 26.4 x 13.7 cm (10 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1925.494
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Textiles
citations
citation
Pandey, Vishwanath. <em>The Orient: The World of Jainism : Jaina History, Art, Literature, Philosophy and Religion.</em> Bombay: Pandey, 1976.
page_number
p. 6-12
citation
Shah, Umakant Premanand. T<em>reasures of Jaina Bhaṇḍāras</em>. Ahmedabad: L.D. Institute of Indology, 1978.
page_number
pl. 101-102, 165-166
citation
Crill, Rosemary. <em>Indian Embroidery</em>. London: V & A Publications, 1999.
page_number
Pl. 59, pg. 68
citation
Common Thread: Books. HALI; the international journal of Oriental carpets and textiles. London: Oguz Press. Issue 218 Winter 2023
page_number
p. 44, illus. 8
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 05:46:57.871000
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107865
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Textiles
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Textiles
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Silk: satin weave; embroidery, polychrome silk, gold filé, flat metal strip
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