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Fragments (Spain)

This is a Fragments. It is dated 13th century and we acquired it in 1943. Its medium is silk; gilded goldbeaters' skin wound around a silk core. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W (a): 18.4 x 29.2 cm (7 1/4 x 11 1/2 in.) H x W (b): 6.7 x 1.6 cm (2 5/8 x 5/8 in.)

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Fragments (Spain); silk; gilded goldbeaters' skin wound around a silk core; H x W (a): 18.4 x 29.2 cm (7 1/4 x 11 1/2 in.) H x W (b): 6.7 x 1.6 cm (2 5/8 x 5/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Erskine Hewitt; 1943-20-1-a,b

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