Description
This is the bottom section of a well-woven wool unisex tunic. Various stylized roundels with animals and baskets decorate the hem that extends into round finials with birds. The interior two square panels complete the design. Extra wefts, or horizontal threads, enrich the animals and the deep blue ground, probably a failed purple dye. While the robe itself is created from linen, the fringes at the bottom are made from wool.
Provenance
(Ascher, Paris, France, sold to Mr. William E. Ward) (-1975); Mr. William E. Ward (1922–2004). Solon, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art, in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward (1975-1993); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1993-)
Accession Number
1993.177
Medium
Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping
Dimensions
Overall: 54.9 x 106.7 cm (21 5/8 x 42 in.); Mounted: 67.3 x 118.1 cm (26 1/2 x 46 1/2 in.)
Classification
Textile
Credit Line
Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward
