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1194
Antique Italian Textile, Silk Damask Brocade,
16th Century
23 x 20.5in
59 x 52cm

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Two horizontal panels of metal thread and crimson
damask woven with large facing rampant lions, a crowned double headd
eagle below, a pair of birds above, bordered with scrolling foliage
and pomegranites.
"The Art Institute of Chicago", p.24 |
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