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Cleopatra Asked to Pay Tribute to Rome from a set of The Story of Antony and Cleopatra

Designer Designed by Justus van Egmont Flemish
Weaving workshop directed by Jan van Leefdael
designed ca. 1650, woven 1650–77
Not on view

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  • Title: Cleopatra Asked to Pay Tribute to Rome from a set of The Story of Antony and Cleopatra
  • Designer: Designed by Justus van Egmont (Flemish, Leiden 1601–1674 Antwerp)
  • Maker: Weaving workshop directed by Jan van Leefdael (Brussels, active 1644–60)
  • Date: designed ca. 1650, woven 1650–77
  • Culture: Flemish, Brussels
  • Medium: Wool, silk, silver and silver-gilt thread (20-22 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.)
  • Dimensions: H. 165 x W. 129 inches (419.1 x 327.7 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Elizabeth U. Coles, in memory of her son, William F. Coles, 1892
  • Object Number: 92.1.8
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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