Four Servants, part of Telemachus Leading Theoclymenus to Penelope from The Story of Odysseus

WW-1640-013225

Gift of Charles J. Singer through the Antiquarian Society

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Year: 1640
Medium: Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameter: 0.8–1.0 mm Weft: Count: varies from 17 to 30 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–1.0 mm; silk: three yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.6–1.0 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: 0.5–1.2 mm
Dimensions: 351.2 × 424.8 cm (138 1/4 × 167 1/4 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

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Year: 1640
Medium: Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameter: 0.8–1.0 mm Weft: Count: varies from 17 to 30 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–1.0 mm; silk: three yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.6–1.0 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: 0.5–1.2 mm
Dimensions: 351.2 × 424.8 cm (138 1/4 × 167 1/4 in.)
Watts ID: WW-1640-013225

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