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Silk Patolu Sari

Unknown artist, 1800s

4.19 m × 1.03 m

A storey and a half of a house. Stood on end it is 2.5 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 1.03 m
Width: 4.19 m
Medium: tabby weave, double ikat; silk
Kind: Textile
Made in: India, Gujarat, 19th century
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Overall: 419.1 x 103.2 cm (165 x 40 5/8 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 1.03 m × 4.19 m. Hung the other way up, because the photograph of it is.
Credit: Bequest of James Parmelee

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 4.19 m × 1.03 m. A storey and a half of a house. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1800s. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: Bequest of James Parmelee.
How was it made?: Tabby weave, double ikat; silk, made in India, Gujarat, 19th century, India, Gujarat, 19th century.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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