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Title	Fragment
Date	16th century 16th century
Medium	Silk, metal thread
Classification	Textiles-Velvets
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of Nanette B. Kelekian, in honor of Olga Raggio, 2002
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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