Tent panel of a dragon slayer
Cleveland Museum of Art

Tent panel of a dragon slayer

1550–99

velvet, cut, voided, brocaded, and pile-warp substitution: silk and gilt-metal strips
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Originally the ivory ground was covered with costly gilt-metal strips, which may have been removed for their monetary value.

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