Textile Fragment
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Textile Fragment

TitleTextile Fragment
Date16th century 16th century
MediumSilk
ClassificationTextiles-Woven
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineRogers Fund, 1908
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustrationOrnithological plates

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“Textile Fragment” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 16th century. It is executed in silk and classified as textiles-woven. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration, ornithological plates tradition. 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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