Border
15th century
Silk, gold gilt strip wound around linen fiber core, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts tied by supplementary binding warps in twill interlacing
11.6 × 27.1 cm (4.6 × 10.7 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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