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Starlight Screen at night by Frederick County Public Libraries

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Robert Besnard and His Donkey (Robert Besnard et son âne) by museado

Robert Besnard and His Donkey (Robert Besnard et son âne), 1888. Albert Besnard (French, 1849–1934). Etching and aquatint; platemark: 23.6 x 18.1 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/8 in.); sheet: 28.8 x 21.7 cm (11 5/16 x 8 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Elizabeth Carroll Shearer 2016.106

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Cloth with Border of Vegetal Motifs and Insertion with Bird Motifs 18th century by museado

Textiles often incorporate multiple needlework techniques within a single piece. One of the techniques in this example of lace is called cutwork. In cutwork, portions of the textile ground, such as a linen or cotton cloth, are cut away and threads are removed to create holes. The edges of the hole are then reinforced with embroidery and a pattern of needle lace can be created within the perimeter. Rather than adding to the cloth to create a design, the craftsperson removes threads to fabricate a pattern.

Cyprus ?, 18th century

Plain weave wool with needle lace, burato insertion (twined ground and darned in two directions), filet/lacis border and edging (knotted ground and darned in one direction), drawn work, and embroidery; bleached linen (est.), wool (est.), and cotton (est.)

Overall: 72.6 x 233.6 cm (28 9/16 x 91 15/16 in.)

Did you know...

This lace was given to the museum by Louise Tifft Brown, a native Clevelander who became an expert in lace while living in Venice for 35 years.

Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown

clevelandart.org/art/1933.311

IMG_1494 by Frederick County Public Libraries

Cylinder Seal with a Presentation Scene and an Inscription 22nd-21st century BCE (Neo-Sumerian, Ur III) by museado

The presentation scene on this seal depicts a seated, bearded deity in horned headdress and flounced robe. An interceding goddess leads a worshipper, bald in a long robe, by the hand. She is posed with one arm raised, and she also wears a flounced robe and horned headdress. An inverted crescent is suspended in the field between them. Finally, a cuneiform inscription in three registers is incorporated into the scene.

Cylinder seals are cylindrical objects carved in reverse (intaglio) in order to leave raised impressions when rolled into clay. Seals were generally used to mark ownership, and they could act as official identifiers, like a signature, for individuals and institutions. A seal’s owner rolled impressions in wet clay to secure property such as baskets, letters, jars, and even rooms and buildings. This clay sealing prevented tampering because it had to be broken in order to access a safeguarded item. Cylinder seals were often made of durable material, usually stone, and most were drilled lengthwise so they could be strung and worn. A seal’s material and the images inscribed on the seal itself could be protective. The artistry and design might be appreciated and considered decorative as well. Cylinder seals were produced in the Near East beginning in the fourth millennium BCE and date to every period through the end of the first millennium BCE.

Neo-Sumerian

Diam: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)

medium: hematite

culture: Neo-Sumerian

Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.

art.thewalters.org/detail/4399

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Sleeping Puppies on a Mat c. 1895–1915 by museado

In creating luxurious accessories for a desk or tabletop, Fabergé often used native hardstones such as multicolored agate and jasper, green nephrite, pink rhodonite, and rock crystal found in the Ural Mountains of western Russia. By paying careful attention to the unique colors and textures of the stones, Fabergé and his craftsmen brought them to life, turning milky agate into a begging poodle or brown and black jasper into these sleeping puppies. The use of native materials also promoted Russian nationalism, which appealed greatly to the tsar and his family.

Russia, St. Petersburg

agate, chalcedony

Overall: 2.9 x 11.7 x 9.9 cm (1 1/8 x 4 5/8 x 3 7/8 in.)

Did you know...

Fabergé's artisans used multiple types of stone to make each puppy unique. Even the little rug they are sleeping on is made of stone.

The India Early Minshall Collection

clevelandart.org/art/1966.451

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Neon King by marina windevoxhel

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Shot and styled by myself/March 2014

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Fragment of a Tunic 400s - 600s by museado

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Egypt, Byzantine period

tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool

Overall: 64.1 x 38.7 cm (25 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.); Mounted: 71.1 x 45.7 cm (28 x 18 in.)

Gift of Henry Hunt Clark

clevelandart.org/art/1946.413

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Proper Left Arm (Vambrace, Rerebrace and Couter) c. 1560–1580 by museado

This armor was developed for the joust-a sporting combat between two mounted contestants. Although all of the elements of this armor date from the same period, they are not all from the same suit. This armor is thus called "composed." It also shows the asymmetry of jousting armor. The participants rode along a wall-like barrier known as a "tilt" with their left sides facing one another. Consequently, armor on that side of the body had to be thicker. Note the large plate (grandguard) over the left shoulder for extra protection. Also, the breathing holes in the helmet were placed on the right side (farthest from an opponent's lance) to avoid injuries from splinters. The bracket attached to the right breastplate is called the lance-rest, a shock-absorbing support designed to accommodate the lance when "couched" under the right armpit.

South Germany, 16th century

steel, leather straps, brass rivets

Overall: 47 cm (18 1/2 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance

clevelandart.org/art/1916.1511.e

Round-Topped Stele 332 BCE–395 CE by museado

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Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE) or modern forgery

sandstone

Diameter: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.); Overall: 57.4 x 46.3 x 11 cm (22 5/8 x 18 1/4 x 4 5/16 in.)

Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust

clevelandart.org/art/1914.664

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Shell with Inlaid Feline 100 BCE–700 CE by museado

This ornament is made of a spondylus shell, from which the exterior surface has been carved away to reveal a layer of bright orange. The pampas cat inlaid on the surface in multicolored shell and stone has bean-shaped spots on his body, and grasps a gold gourd or fruit. In both Paracas and Nasca art, the small, non-domesticated pampas cat is strongly associated with beans and other crops. Perhaps it was thought to guard the fields from rodents and other pests.

Peru, South Coast, Nasca

Spondylus shell with shell, stone, and gold inlay

Overall: 7.5 x 7.4 cm (2 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.)

In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen

clevelandart.org/art/1950.567

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