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Object Timeline

-0001	We photographed this object.
1925	Work on this object began.
1934	We acquired this object.
1935	Work on this object ended.
2012	We photographed this object.
2015	We photographed this object.
2024	You found it!

Textile, Fruits of Africa

This is a Textile. It is dated ca. 1930 and we acquired it in 1934. Its medium is cotton and its technique is block printed on plain weave. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.

Horizontally rectangular textile. Dark pink, light purple, and dark yellow brushstrokes curve throughout the textile, creating a dense background texture. Spread out throughout the textile are teal green elephants, spaced evenly across three horizontally rectangular rows.

Textile, Elephants, 1924
patterned weave, jacquard loom; silk.
Lent by The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1926.557.
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Bold, large scale design of highly conventionalized foliage in blue and yellow on a white background. The densely arranged woodcut print pattern reflects sharply cut leaf patterns with scrolling curves in an abstracted form.

Textile, Grand Feuillage
cotton, linen.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
1934-14-4

Its dimensions are

H x W: 145.4 x 121.3 cm (57 1/4 x 47 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Textile, Fruits of Africa; France; cotton; H x W: 145.4 x 121.3 cm (57 1/4 x 47 3/4 in.); Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund; 1934-14-3

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2BZE4/
Accession Number 1934-14-3
Object ID 18339371