Chasuble
1701/50
Medium
Silk and gilt-metal-strip wrapped silk, warp-float faced satin weave with twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary brocading and self-patterning ground wefts; orphrey: warp-float faced satin weave with twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary brocading and self-patterning complementary ground wefts and areas self-patterned by plain interlacing; edges: float weave with complementary wefts and inner warps
Dimensions
116.8 × 77.4 cm (46 × 30 1/2 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
26491
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...