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Mar 24, 2009
Fragment with jewel-like silk
Fragment with jewel-like silk
800s
Silk: plain weave, brocaded
Overall: 17.1 x 12.7 cm (6 3/4 x 5 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1950.526
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This fragment is brocaded in a jewel-toned silks: red, rose, turquoise, salmon pink, pale pink, golden tan, green, dark blue, and dark brown. Flat strips of gold foil were wound on tan silk strands to create gold thread adding to the luxuriousness of the brocade.
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