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GWW-1880-335238
1880·Silk, warp-float faced twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; embroidered with gilt paper and gold-leafed-paper-strip-wrapped cotton and silk in satin and stem stitches; laid work, couching and French knots; fringe of gilt-paper-strip-wrapped cotton and silk, wrapped and braided; lined with silk, weft-float faced satin weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave·227 × 147.3 cm (85 1/2 × 58 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Bross
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- Year
- 1880
- Dimensions
- 227 × 147.3 cm (85 1/2 × 58 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- G
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G
G is the seventh letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages, and others worldwide. Its name in English is gee, plural gees.
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