Fragment of Velvet

Art Institute of Chicago

Fragment of Velvet

Possibly Tabriz, Iran (Persia)

Date
13th-14th century
Medium
Silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped silk, plain weave variation with weft-float faced 1:2 "Z" twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts and with supplementary warps forming cut voided velvet
Culture
Persia
Department
Textiles
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

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