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Textile Fragment16th century

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Textile fragment woven in crimson red and metallic gold thread, displayed flat, with frayed edges and short crimson fringe along multiple sides
Title
Textile Fragment
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
16th century
Medium
Silk plain weave (faille) with metal-strip supplementary-weft patterning and metallic-thread discontinuous supplementary-weft patterning (brocade)
Dimensions
7 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. (18.42 x 8.57 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Professor Maan Z. Madina
Accession Number
M.2009.78.19
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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