Pall
| Title | Pall |
|---|---|
| Artist | Spain |
| Date | 17th century 17th century |
| Medium | Silk, warp-float faced broken twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; applizued with warp-float faced satin weave backed in linen, plain weave embroidered with silk in overcast, satin, split, and stem stitches; couching and French knots; painted; edged in warp-faced weft-rib plain weave with ground weft cut fringe |
| Classification | weaving - velvet |
| Origin | Spain Spain |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Brooks McCormick and Mr. and Mrs. C. D. McCormick |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Pall” is a work by Spain, dated 17th century. It is executed in silk, warp-float faced broken twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; applizued with warp-float faced satin weave backed in linen, plain weave embroidered with silk in overcast, satin, split, and stem stitches; couching and french knots; painted; edged in warp-faced weft-rib plain weave with ground weft cut fringe and classified as weaving - velvet. 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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