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    "localId": "108512",
    "label": "Textile with field of poppies on a golden ground",
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    "id": "108512",
    "contentType": "object",
    "title": "Textile with field of poppies on a golden ground",
    "description": "Trade in textiles flourished between India and Iran. Courtly consumers from the neighboring Mughal and Safavid dynasties admired the products of both regions. The subtle chevrons set off rows of poppies that sway in alternating directions, lending a gentle liveliness to the overall pattern. Peach and green silk threads interlace to create each poppy in a technique that uses discontinuous wefts and allows for a smooth surface finish to this lightweight textile.",
    "date": "1600–1750",
    "citation": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1926.22",
    "rights": "CC0",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "wikidata": [
        "Q80056951"
    ],
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Textile"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1926.22/1926.22_web.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1926.22/1926.22_web.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1926.22/1926.22_web.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "Overall: 85.7 x 71.1 cm (33 3/4 x 28 in.); Mounted: 92.7 x 78.7 cm (36 1/2 x 31 in.)",
    "cul": [
        "Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722)"
    ],
    "accession": "1926.22"
}

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    "tec": "silk and gilt-metal thread: twill weave with supplementary weft, stamped",
    "tombstone": "Textile with field of poppies on a golden ground, 1600–1750. Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722). Silk and gilt-metal thread: twill weave with supplementary weft, stamped; overall: 85.7 x 71.1 cm (33 3/4 x 28 in.); mounted: 92.7 x 78.7 cm (36 1/2 x 31 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1926.22",
    "collection": "T - Islamic",
    "citations": [
        {
            "citation": "Mackie, Louise W. S<em>ymbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2015.",
            "page_number": "Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 382-383, fig. 9.42"
        }
    ],
    "url": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1926.22",
    "creditline": "Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund",
    "updatedAt": "2026-05-29 05:48:39.851000",
    "imageUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1926.22/1926.22_print.jpg",
    "sourceId": 108512,
    "dept": "Textiles",
    "coll": "T - Islamic",
    "med": "silk and gilt-metal thread: twill weave with supplementary weft, stamped",
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    "image_url": null
}

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