Woven Silk
late 13th century-early 14th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This silk is a complex lampas weave in which the pattern (in this case, parrots in roundels) is formed by weft threads that are supplementary to the main warps and wefts forming the ground, and are bound by a supplementary warp. It was probably woven in Lucca, Italy, which was an important early centre of Italian silk weaving.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Brocaded lampas, woven in silk and silver-gilt thread |
| Brief description | brocaded, 100-1199, Byzantine |
| Physical description | Confronting parrots in roundels are seen. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This silk is a complex lampas weave in which the pattern (in this case, parrots in roundels) is formed by weft threads that are supplementary to the main warps and wefts forming the ground, and are bound by a supplementary warp. It was probably woven in Lucca, Italy, which was an important early centre of Italian silk weaving. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 759-1893 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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