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Textile (Spain)
This is a Textile. It is dated 15th century and we acquired it in 1902. Its medium is silk, metallic (gilded parchment wound around linen core) and its technique is two interconnected structures: 4&1 satin and weft faced plain weave (lampas). It is a part of the Textiles department.
This silk lampas may have been produced in Almería, a center of silk production in Andalucía. Although it is unclear whether the spotted cats are leopards or cheetahs, the elongated spots below their eyes suggest the “tear lines” below a cheetah’s eyes.
This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Cheetah Tears.
This object was
donated by
John Pierpont Morgan.
It is credited Gift of John Pierpont Morgan.
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Its dimensions are
Warp x Weft: 42.5 x 33 cm (16 3/4 x 13 in.)
Cite this object as
Textile (Spain); silk, metallic (gilded parchment wound around linen core); Warp x Weft: 42.5 x 33 cm (16 3/4 x 13 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-251