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Medici Armorial

A work made of wool, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave with wrapping outlining wefts and areas of 4:4 plain interlacing of gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk wefts.
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  • A work made of wool, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave with wrapping outlining wefts and areas of 4:4 plain interlacing of gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk wefts.

Date:

1643/44

Artist:

After a cartoon by Lorenzo Lippi (1606–1665), painted before April 27, 1643
Woven at the Medici workshop under the direction of Pietro van Asselt (c. 1600–1644), before June 15, 1644
Italy, Florence

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Lorenzo Lippi

Title

Medici Armorial

Place

Italy (Object made in)

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Made 1643–1644

Medium

Wool, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave with wrapping outlining wefts and areas of 4:4 plain interlacing of gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk wefts

Dimensions

216.7 × 311.2 cm (85 3/8 × 122 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Robert Allerton

Reference Number

1944.412

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