Franco-Flemish

Elias (fragment) from The Transfiguration of Christ

1460/70

Wool and silk; slit, single, and double dovetailed tapestry weave. Warp: Count: 6 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameter: 1.0 mm. Weft: Count: varies from 13 to 28 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.5–1.6 mm (some wefts, probably repairs or replacements, are pairs and three yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun elements); silk: S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; pairs of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–1.2 mm.

127.5 × 228.7 cm (50.2 × 90 in)