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A work made of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts forming weft loops in areas and supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet.
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  • A work made of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts forming weft loops in areas and supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet.

Date:

1501/50

Artist:

Italy

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Fragment

Place

Italy (Object made in)

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Made 1501–1550

Medium

Silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts forming weft loops in areas and supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet

Dimensions

107 × 241 cm (48 1/8 × 9 1/2 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 43.6 cm (17 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Martin A. Ryerson through the Antiquarian Society

Reference Number

1895.872

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