Bear Hunt and Falconry from a Hunts series
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Bear Hunt and Falconry from a Hunts series

TitleBear Hunt and Falconry from a Hunts series
ArtistFranco-Flemish
Datec. 1525 16th century
MediumWool and silk; slit and single and double dovetailed tapestry weave Warp: Count: 5–6 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameter: 1.0 mm Weft: Count: varies from 16 to 24 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of- two Z-spun elements; pairs of S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–1.5 mm; silk: three yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.4–0.6 mm
Classificationweaving - tapestry
OriginBelgium Belgium
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit linePurchased with funds provided by Mrs. Charles H. Schweppe through the Needlework and Textile Guild
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Bear Hunt and Falconry from a Hunts series” is a work by Franco-Flemish, dated c. 1525. It is executed in wool and silk; slit and single and double dovetailed tapestry weave warp: count: 5–6 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameter: 1.0 mm weft: count: varies from 16 to 24 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of- two z-spun elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–1.5 mm; silk: three yarns of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.4–0.6 mm and classified as weaving - tapestry. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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