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Fragments (Egypt)

This is a Fragments. We acquired it in 1902. Its medium is warp; s-spun linen. wefts: s-spun linen (ground and supplementary) and its technique is plain weave with supplementary wefts. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by John Pierpont Morgan. It is credited Gift of John Pierpont Morgan.

Its dimensions are

H x W (a): 8.5 x 8.1 cm (3 3/8 x 3 3/16 in.) H x W (b): 8.1 x 7.9 cm (3 3/16 x 3 1/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Fragments (Egypt); warp; s-spun linen. wefts: s-spun linen (ground and supplementary); H x W (a): 8.5 x 8.1 cm (3 3/8 x 3 3/16 in.) H x W (b): 8.1 x 7.9 cm (3 3/16 x 3 1/8 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-78-a,b

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