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Textile (Italy)

This is a Textile. It is dated 16th century and we acquired it in 1952. Its medium is silk, gold-wrapped silk core thread and its technique is slashed and embroidered satin weave. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Anonymous. It is credited Gift of Anonymous Donor.

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Textile (Italy); silk, gold-wrapped silk core thread; Gift of Anonymous Donor; 1952-166-52-a

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