Textile, Medium: silk, metal on silk core Technique: compound satin with supplementary weft, Pale salmon pink satin showing deep horizontal borders with hunters, birds, and animals among flowers and separated by guard borders. In the upper part, three spaced stripes formed by floral serpentine on which hunters pursue leopards, and rise from the horizontal bands. Metallic thread, green, rose, pink and coral flosses in long floats or wide twill tie. Two broad warp twill selvages with green to white pencil stripes., Italy, 17th century, woven textiles, Textile


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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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