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Fragment from the Dalmatic of San Valero

A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped silk, weft-faced four color complementary weft plain weave with inner warps and areas of detached plain interlacing of inner warps with complementary ground wefts (blue).
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  • A work made of silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped silk, weft-faced four color complementary weft plain weave with inner warps and areas of detached plain interlacing of inner warps with complementary ground wefts (blue).

Date:

13th century

Artist:

Spain

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Culture

Islamic

Title

Fragment from the Dalmatic of San Valero

Place

Spain (Object made in)

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Made 1201–1300

Medium

Silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped silk, weft-faced four color complementary weft plain weave with inner warps and areas of detached plain interlacing of inner warps with complementary ground wefts (blue)

Dimensions

13.5 × 7.8 cm (5 3/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Repeat: 2.9 × 2.9 cm (1 1/8 × 1 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Howell B. Erminger, Jr., Potter Palmer, R. T. Crane Jr., and Florence D. Bartlett

Reference Number

1945.167

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