Caesar and Cleopatra Enjoying Themselves from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra

Medium

Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of four Z-spun elements; diameter: 0.8 mm Weft: Count: varies from 22 to 42 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.8 mm; silk: pairs and three yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–1.0 mm

Dimensions

364.9 × 370 cm (143 3/4 × 145 5/8 in.)

Classification

weaving - tapestry

Department

Textiles

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

147054