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Pillow cover
Sheldon Tapestry Factory
woven textiles, pillow cover — medium: wool, silk technique: tapestry woven · 1570
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
The Wayfarer Crowned by Happiness from The Table of Cebes
David Kandel
Wool and silk on canvas (cross-stitch, 48-56 per sq. in., 9 per sq. cm.; tent stitch, 156-190 per sq. in., 30-36 per sq. cm.) · 1550
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Garden of False Learning from The Table of Cebes
David Kandel
Wool and silk on canvas (cross stitch, 48-56 per sq. in., 9 per sq. cm; tent stitch, 156-190 per sq. in., 30-36 per sq. cm.) · 1550
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Panel with grotesques, from a set of bed hangings
Cornelis Floris II
Silk, wool, silver and silver-gilt thread (20-22 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.) · 1545
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Panel with grotesques, from a set of bed hangings
Cornelis Floris II
Silk, wool, silver and silver-gilt thread (20-22 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.) · 1545
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tapestry with the arms of Emperor Charles V
Willem de Pannemaker
tapestry on silk, silver thread, wool, gold thread · 1540
Rijksmuseum
Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene (Noli Me Tangere)
Willem de Pannemaker
Wool and silk; slit, single, and double interlocking tapestry weave
Warp: Count: 8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.7–0.85 mm
Weft: Count: varies from 32 to 56 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–0.85 mm; silk: pairs of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.4–0.8 mm · 1540
Art Institute of Chicago
Fragment from the Topacu Waistband of a Tunic (Uncu)
Inca
Cotton and wool (camelid), single interlocking tapestry weave with eccentric wefts · 1532
Art Institute of Chicago
Coca Bag
Inca
Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave with bands of two-color complementary weft plain weave with three-span floats; joined with wool (camelid) in cross-knit loop and overcast stitches · 1532
Art Institute of Chicago
Fragment from the Shoulder of a Tunic (Uncu)
Inca
Cotton and wool (camelid), single interlocking tapestry weave with eccentric wefts · 1532
Art Institute of Chicago
Fragment from the Topacu Waistband of a Tunic (Uncu)
Inca
Cotton and wool (camelid), single interlocking tapestry weave with eccentric wefts · 1532
Art Institute of Chicago
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Stag Hunt
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Wool, silk (13-15 warps per inch, 5-6 per cm.) · 1530
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Prudentia (Prudence) from Los Honores
Bernard van Orley
Wool and silk; slit, dovetailed, and double interlocking tapestry weave
Warp: Count: 7–8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.5–1.0 mm
Weft: Count: varies from 16 to 32 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm; silk: S-ply of two Z-twisted elements (maybe replacement wefts); diameters: 0.4–0.9 mm.
Right half of piece was rewoven. · 1525
Art Institute of Chicago
Prudentia (Prudence) from Los Honores
Bernard van Orley
Wool and silk; slit, dovetailed, and double interlocking tapestry weave
Warp: Count: 7–8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.5–1.0 mm
Weft: Count: varies from 16 to 32 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm; silk: S-ply of two Z-twisted elements (maybe replacement wefts); diameters: 0.4–0.9 mm.
Right half of piece was rewoven. · 1525
Art Institute of Chicago
Justitia (Justice) from Los Honores
Bernard van Orley
Wool and silk, slit and dovetailed tapestry weave
Warp: Count: 6 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.7 mm
Weft: Count: varies from 16 to 38 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; pairs of S-ply of two Z-spun elements; paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun elements and a single Z-spun element; diameters: 0.4–1.5 mm; silk: S-ply of two Z-twisted elements (may be replacement wefts); diameters: 0.4–1.0 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: 1.0–1.4 mm.
Three-quarters of piece rewoven · 1520
Art Institute of Chicago
Justitia (Justice) from Los Honores
Bernard van Orley
Wool and silk, slit and dovetailed tapestry weave
Warp: Count: 6 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.7 mm
Weft: Count: varies from 16 to 38 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; pairs of S-ply of two Z-spun elements; paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun elements and a single Z-spun element; diameters: 0.4–1.5 mm; silk: S-ply of two Z-twisted elements (may be replacement wefts); diameters: 0.4–1.0 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: 1.0–1.4 mm.
Three-quarters of piece rewoven · 1520
Art Institute of Chicago
Carrying Cloth
Inca Culture
Double cloth; edges embroidered with wool yarn; braided straps at each corner ending in tassels · 1476
Art Institute of Chicago
Poncho
Chuquibamba
Wool (camelid), interlocking tapestry weave with inserts of complementary weft weave · 1476
Art Institute of Chicago
Fragment (Tunic)
Inca
Cotton and wool (camelid), slit and single interlocking tapestry weave with eccentric wefts · 1476
Art Institute of Chicago
Fragment
Chuquibamba
Wool (camelid), interlocking tapestry weave with inserts of complementary weft weave · 1476
Art Institute of Chicago
Fragment
Chuquibamba
Wool (camelid), interlocking tapestry weave with inserts of complementary weft weave · 1476
Art Institute of Chicago
Fragment
Chuquibamba
Wool (camelid), interlocking tapestry weave and complementary weft weave · 1476
Art Institute of Chicago
Carrying Cloth
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
Double cloth; edges embroidered with wool yarn; braided straps at each corner ending in tassels · 1476
Art Institute of Chicago
Apocalypse Tapestry
Jan Boudolf
wool · 1370