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Fragment

A work made of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced warp chevron twill weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts.
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  • A work made of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced warp chevron twill weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts.

Date:

13th/14th century

Artist:

Italy

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Fragment

Place

Italy (Object made in)

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Made 1201–1400

Medium

Silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced warp chevron twill weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts

Dimensions

6.4 × 28.3 cm (2 1/2 × 11 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland

Reference Number

1958.521b

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