Moses

Title	Moses
Artist	Franco-Flemish
Date	1460-1470 15th century
Medium	Wool and silk, slit and single dovetailed tapestry weave Warp: Count: 6 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameter: 1.0 mm Weft: Count: varies from 18 to 29 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.3 mm; silk: Z-ply of two S-twisted elements; pairs of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–0.8 mm
Classification	weaving - tapestry
Origin	Flanders Flanders
Holding institution	Art Institute of Chicago
Credit line	Gift of Mrs. Gustavus F. Swift
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

About this artwork

“Moses” is a work by Franco-Flemish, dated 1460-1470. It is executed in wool and silk, slit and single dovetailed tapestry weave warp: count: 6 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameter: 1.0 mm weft: count: varies from 18 to 29 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.3 mm; silk: z-ply of two s-twisted elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–0.8 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).