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A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen, warp-float faced 2:1 's' twill weave with weft-float faced 1:3 's' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts.
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  • A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen, warp-float faced 2:1 's' twill weave with weft-float faced 1:3 's' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts.

Date:

1401/25

Artist:

Italy

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Fragment

Place

Italy (Object made in:)

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Made 1401–1425

Medium

Silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen, warp-float faced 2:1 'S' twill weave with weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts

Dimensions

50.7 × 43.9 cm (20 × 17 1/4 in.); Repeat: 45.8 × 22.2 cm (18 × 8 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John V. Farwell, III

Reference Number

1962.461

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