The Massacre at Jerusalem from The Story of Titus and Vespasian
1650/75
Wool and silk; slit, dovetailed, and double interlocking tapestry weave
Warp: Count: 9 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of four Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.7–0.8 mm
Weft: Count: varies from 20 to 38 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.5–1.0 mm; silk: pairs and 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: 0.8–1.0 mm
Art Institute of Chicago
CC0
