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Weaving and Spinning
The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward
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Weaving and Spinning

c. 1860
Kehar Singh (Indian) visual detail
ArtistKehar Singh (Indian)
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Provenance

Public
by 1975

George P. Bickford [1901–1991], Cleveland, OH

?–1987

William E. Ward [1922–2004] and Ellen Svec Ward [1921–1989], given to the Cleveland Museum of Art

1987–

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Source provenance text

George P. Bickford [1901–1991], Cleveland, OH William E. Ward [1922–2004] and Ellen Svec Ward [1921–1989], given to the Cleveland Museum of Art The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Exhibitions

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Source exhibition text

The Year in Review for 1987. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-April 17, 1988). Indian Gallery 242b Rotation – November 2017-April 2018. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 10, 2017-April 16, 2018). Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (August 13, 2003-February 18, 2004).

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Sourced Overview Evidence

Hand-spun and woven cotton cloth was probably the most important commodity exported from India during the 1700s and 1800s. The British East India Company expanded to manage the business of textile production and international sale. The <br>humble conditions under which Indian weavers and spinners worked are depicted here, where simple looms are made from crude branches, and the craftsmen work on the ground. The inscriptions at the top of the page indicate the artist’s name and the workers’ occupations.

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Evidence state

0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 3 structured provenance events · 2 structured exhibitions.

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