Caesar Throws Himself into the Sea from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra

Workshop of Willem van Leefdael · c. 1680

Caesar Throws Himself into the Sea from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra

Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.6–0.8 mm Weft: Count: varies from 22 to 40 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–1.0 mm; silk: pairs and three yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–1.0 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun wool elements and S-ply of two Z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.5–1.0 mm

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