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Alhambra Palace Silk Curtain

Unknown artist, mid-1300s

1.17 m × 4.38 m

A storey and a half of a house. Stood on end it is 2.6 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 4.38 m
Width: 1.17 m
Medium: silk; lampas weave
Kind: Textile
Made in: Spain, Granada, Nasrid period
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: 438.2 x 116.8 cm (172 1/2 x 46 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 1.17 m × 4.38 m. Turned to face the way the photograph does.
Credit: Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund

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

How big is it?: 1.17 m × 4.38 m. A storey and a half of a house. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made mid-1300s. 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: Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund.
How was it made?: Silk; lampas weave, made in Spain, Granada, Nasrid period, Spain, Granada, Nasrid period.
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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