Italy

Fragment (From an Orphrey Band)

15th century
Silk, gold, and silver gilt strips wound around silk fiber core and gold wire, integrated compound-weave of warp-float faced satin weave and twill weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts forming weft loops
35.8 × 25 cm (14.1 × 9.8 in)

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