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The Holy Family with the Infant Christ Pressing the Wine of the Eucharist

A work made of linen, wool, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk; slit tapestry weave. warp: count: 10 warps per cm; linen: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.5 mm. weft: count: varies from 28 to 64 wefts per cm; wool: single z-spun elements; s-ply of two z-spun elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters; 0.25–0.65 mm; silk: four elements possibly with a slight s- or slight z-twist; three z-twisted elements; s-ply of two z-twisted elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; three yarns of s-ply of two z- twisted elements; z-ply of two s-twisted elements; four yarns, two of s-ply of two z-twisted elements and two of z-ply of two s-twisted elements; two to four yarns of z-ply of two and three s-twisted elements; diameters: 0.2–0.65 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of s-ply of two z-spun wool elements and s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements; paired yarns of s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements and z-spun wool clement; diameters; 0.3–0.6 mm; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk: gilt-metal strips wrapped in an s-direction on an s-twisted silk element; s-ply of two yarns: each a z-ply of two s-twisted yarns of gilt-metal strips wrapped in an s-direction on a z-twisted silk element; diameters: 0.3–0.65 mm.
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  • A work made of linen, wool, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk; slit tapestry weave. warp: count: 10 warps per cm; linen: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.5 mm. weft: count: varies from 28 to 64 wefts per cm; wool: single z-spun elements; s-ply of two z-spun elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters; 0.25–0.65 mm; silk: four elements possibly with a slight s- or slight z-twist; three z-twisted elements; s-ply of two z-twisted elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; three yarns of s-ply of two z- twisted elements; z-ply of two s-twisted elements; four yarns, two of s-ply of two z-twisted elements and two of z-ply of two s-twisted elements; two to four yarns of z-ply of two and three s-twisted elements; diameters: 0.2–0.65 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of s-ply of two z-spun wool elements and s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements; paired yarns of s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements and z-spun wool clement; diameters; 0.3–0.6 mm; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk: gilt-metal strips wrapped in an s-direction on an s-twisted silk element; s-ply of two yarns: each a z-ply of two s-twisted yarns of gilt-metal strips wrapped in an s-direction on a z-twisted silk element; diameters: 0.3–0.65 mm.

Date:

1485/1525

Artist:

Southern Netherlands

About this artwork

With its focus on the infant Christ squeezing grapes to make the Eucharistic wine, this small tapestry probably decorated a private oratory. The outer border of flowers and fruit is a later addition and is less finely woven than the holy figures and the inner border of a single pansy and rosebud.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

The Holy Family with the Infant Christ Pressing the Wine of the Eucharist

Place

Belgium (Object made in)

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Made 1485–1525

Medium

Linen, wool, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk; slit tapestry weave. Warp: Count: 10 warps per cm; linen: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.5 mm. Weft: Count: varies from 28 to 64 wefts per cm; wool: single Z-spun elements; S-ply of two Z-spun elements; pairs of S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters; 0.25–0.65 mm; silk: four elements possibly with a slight S- or slight Z-twist; three Z-twisted elements; S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; pairs of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; three yarns of S-ply of two Z- twisted elements; Z-ply of two S-twisted elements; four yarns, two of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements and two of Z-ply of two S-twisted elements; two to four yarns of Z-ply of two and three S-twisted elements; diameters: 0.2–0.65 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun wool elements and S-ply of two Z-twisted silk elements; paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted silk elements and Z-spun wool clement; diameters; 0.3–0.6 mm; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk: gilt-metal strips wrapped in an S-direction on an S-twisted silk element; S-ply of two yarns: each a Z-ply of two S-twisted yarns of gilt-metal strips wrapped in an S-direction on a Z-twisted silk element; diameters: 0.3–0.65 mm

Dimensions

75.6 × 68.2 cm (29 3/4 × 26 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson

Reference Number

1937.1097

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