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1501–1600

Medium: Silk; cut, uncut voided velvet against plain weave foundation
Dimensions: 87.3 × 36 cm (34 3/8 × 14 3/16 in.)
Genre: textile
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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silk (fiber)Textileweaving - velvetweaving