Textile

Unknownlate 16th–early 17th century

Repeating rows of large metallic palmettes on a yellow-green ground. The orientation of the palmettes alternates each row.

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Details

Title: Textile
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: late 16th–early 17th century
Physical Dimensions: w838 x h181 cm
Type: Textile
Rights: Gift of John Pierpont Morgan
Medium: Medium: silk, metal foil strips, metal foil strips wrapped around silk core Technique: plain weave with continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts
Provenance: ex-collection: Francisco Miquel y Badía
Dimensions: H x W: 18.1 x 83.8 cm (7 1/8 x 33 in.)

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