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Source Description
The primary motif is a large stylized flowering vase with fantastic flowers and foliage, two small figures sitting among the foliage, two birds at the top eating flowers and, in the center, a double-headed eagle. Two of these motifs appear on the large strip, separated by a much smaller flowering vase with two goat-like animals at the base. At the top and bottom is a border of arched compartments containing, alternately, a flower and a two-tailed mermaid or a double-headed eagle.
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Document identity
localId
108507
label
Border Strips of a Skirt
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
108507
contentType
object
title
Border Strips of a Skirt
description
The primary motif is a large stylized flowering vase with fantastic flowers and foliage, two small figures sitting among the foliage, two birds at the top eating flowers and, in the center, a double-headed eagle. Two of these motifs appear on the large strip, separated by a much smaller flowering vase with two goat-like animals at the base. At the top and bottom is a border of arched compartments containing, alternately, a flower and a two-tailed mermaid or a double-headed eagle.
date
1600s–1700s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80056938
genreSpecific
Embroidery
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1
source
import
cul
Greece, Crete
accession
1926.217
Source extras
tec
Silk on linen tabby ground; embroidery
tombstone
Border Strips of a Skirt, 1600s–1700s. Greece, Crete. Silk on linen tabby ground; embroidery. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1926.217
collection
Textiles
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 05:48:33.998000
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108507
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Textiles
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Textiles
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Silk on linen tabby ground; embroidery
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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