Pluto and Proserpina with Falconry
Erasmus de Pannemaker, I
c. 1600
Medium
Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 6 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.7–0.9 mm Weft; Count: varies from 19 to 60 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.5 mm; silk; S-ply of two elements with no appreciable twist; paired elements with no appreciable twist; diameters: 0.3–1.0 mm
Dimensions
384.6 × 345.3 cm (151 1/2 × 135 7/8 in.)
Classification
weaving - tapestry
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
135326