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The Meeting of Jacob and Rebecca, and Isaac Blessing Jacob from The Story of Jacob

Workshop of Jan van Tieghem

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Artist
Workshop of Jan van Tieghem
Date
1560/68
Medium
Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 5 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameter: 1.2 mm Weft: Count: varies from 20 to 34 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters; 0,4–1.2 mm; silk: S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–1.5 mm
Materials
wool (textile)
Dimensions
267.7 × 260.4 cm (105 3/8 × 102 1/2 in.)
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Credit
Gift of Sanger Robinson

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Workshop of Jan van Tieghem, The Meeting of Jacob and Rebecca, and Isaac Blessing Jacob from The Story of Jacob, 1560/68, Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 5 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameter: 1.2 mm Weft: Count: varies from 20 to 34 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters; 0,4–1.2 mm; silk: S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–1.5 mm, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago.

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Gift of Sanger Robinson

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