Border
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Border

TitleBorder
ArtistItaly, probably Florence
Date15th century 15th century
MediumSilk, gold gilt strip wound around linen fiber core, intergrated compound-weave of warp-float faced satin weave and twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts
Classificationtextile
OriginItaly Italy
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineGift of Else Regensteiner
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Border” is a work by Italy, probably Florence, dated 15th century. It is executed in silk, gold gilt strip wound around linen fiber core, intergrated compound-weave of warp-float faced satin weave and twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts and classified as textile. 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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