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Fragment

Italian
14th century

Medium/Technique Linen and silk; brocade
Dimensions 16.5 x 13.5 cm (6 1/2 x 5 5/16 in.); Legacy dimension: .135 x .165
Credit Line Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number32.91
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionFragment. Ground: irregular warp twill or satin, warp and weft light neutral yellow silk. Design: couchant deer woven (broché) with tarnished metal thread (probably) gilded skin wound on linen), within enclosure surrounded by growing plants woven (lancé) with bluish green and a little yellow green and neutral yellow silk.