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A work made of wool and silk, slit and single 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 18 to 29 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.3 mm; silk: z-ply of two s-twisted elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–0.8 mm.

Moses

1460/70

Franco-Flemish

Flanders

Wool and silk, slit and single 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 18 to 29 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.3 mm; silk: Z-ply of two S-twisted elements; pairs of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–0.8 mm

Textiles