Cleopatra Asked to Pay Tribute to Rome 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 three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.6–0.9 mm Weft: Count: varies from 20 to 40 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; pairs of S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm; silk: pairs, three, and four yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–1.1 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: 0.6–0.8 mm

Dimensions

343.4 × 361.6 cm (135 1/4 × 142 1/4 in.)

Classification

weaving - tapestry

Department

Textiles

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

147057