Chasuble (Back Only)
16th century
Medium
Silk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 2:1 twill weave with gilt-metal wire supplementary patterning wefts bound by secondary binding warps in twill interlacings and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts forming weft loop pileSilk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, twill weave with gilt-metal wire supplementary patterning wefts bound by secondary binding warps in twill interlacings and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts forming weft loop pileSilk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, twill weave with gilt-metal wire supplementary patterning wefts bound by secondary binding warps in twill interlacings and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts forming weft loop pile
Dimensions
94.5 × 44.4 cm (37 1/4 × 17 1/2 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
65141
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...