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Patolu

Unknown artist, 19th century

4.75 m × 1.2 m

Longer than a car. Stood on end it is 2.8 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 1.2 m
Width: 4.75 m
Medium: tabby weave, double ikat; silk and cotton
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: 475 x 120 cm (187 x 47 1/4 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 1.2 m × 4.75 m. Hung the other way up, because the photograph of it is.
Credit: Gift of The Textile Art Alliance

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

How big is it?: 4.75 m × 1.2 m. Longer than a car. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 19th century. 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: Gift of The Textile Art Alliance.
How was it made?: Tabby weave, double ikat; silk and cotton, 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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