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Document identity
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144672
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Bedspread
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object
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Source metadata
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144672
contentType
object
title
Bedspread
date
1600s–1700s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79922158
genreSpecific
Embroidery
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 271.7 x 223.5 cm (106 15/16 x 88 in.)
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India, Goa
accession
1969.295
Source extras
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Silk on cotton; embroidery
tombstone
Bedspread, 1600s–1700s. India, Goa. Silk on cotton; embroidery; overall: 271.7 x 223.5 cm (106 15/16 x 88 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.295
collection
Textiles
didYouKnow
The design features biblical scenes with Indian mythological characters and Portuguese-costumed figures embroidered in chain stitch.
citations
citation
“Annual Report for 1969.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 57, no. 6 (June 1970): 163–193.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 177.
citation
Lubell, Cecil. <em>Textile Collections of the World</em>. London: Studio Vista, 1976.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 27
citation
Karl, Barbara. <em>Embroidered Histories: Indian Textiles for the Portuguese Market During the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. </em>Wien: Böhlau Verlag, 2016.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 116; Mentioned: no. 8, pp. 149–155, 297
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The Norweb Collection
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2026-05-29 07:26:08.544000
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144672
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Textiles
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Textiles
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Silk on cotton; embroidery
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