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1425–1475
Medium
Linen, wool, and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, slit and dovetailed tapestry weave; embroidered with silk in back and split stitches
Dimensions
195.9 × 93.7 cm (77 1/8 × 36 7/8 in.)
Genre
weaving - tapestry
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
medieval
Tags
wool (textile)
slit tapestry weaving
linen (material)
gilt-and-silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk
silk (textile)
ritual objects
weaving - tapestry
Textile
medieval
embroidering