Fragment (of a Shroud?) with Inscription

Description

This fragment, which possibly was part of a shroud, has wide horizontal bands of birds and fish alternating with narrow double bands of inscription. The text reads in both orthograde and retrograde: "Oh Lord! Even though my sins may be very great, I know that Thy forgiveness is greater." Bands are alternately blue and tan with design in white. A portion of selvage is preserved at right and a starting edge at bottom.

Provenance

(Goumaronart, Inc., Paris, France, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?-1982); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1982-)

Fragment (of a Shroud?) with Inscription

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before 1982

Accession Number

1982.280

Medium

Silk: lampas weave

Dimensions

Overall: 42 x 74 cm (16 9/16 x 29 1/8 in.)

Classification

Textile

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund