The Discovery of the Plot to Kill Caesar and Cleopatra from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra

Workshop of Gerard Peemans · c. 1680

The Discovery of the Plot to Kill Caesar and Cleopatra 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 four Z-spun elements; diameter: 0.8 mm Weft: Count: varies from 18 to 36 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm; silk: pairs and three yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–1.2 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: 0.8–1.0 mm

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