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A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave
warp: count: 8 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.6–0.9 mm
weft: count: varies from 20 to 40 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm; silk: pairs, three, and four yarns of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–1.1 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of s-ply of two z-spun wool elements and s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.6–0.8 mm.

Cleopatra Asked to Pay Tribute to Rome from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra

c. 1680

After a design by Justus van Egmont (Flemish, 1601–1674) Produced at the workshop of Willem van Leefdael (1632–1688) Brussels

Brussels

Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.6–0.9 mm Weft: Count: varies from 20 to 40 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; pairs of S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm; silk: pairs, three, and four yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–1.1 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun wool elements and S-ply of two Z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.6–0.8 mm

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