Fragment (From an Orphrey Band)

Fragment (From an Orphrey Band)

1400-1450 · England

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-silk-wrapped silk in split and stem stitches; laid work and couching.

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Grace R. Smith Textile Endowment

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