Dalmatic
17th century
Medium
Silk, plain weave with twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and silvered-metal wire facing wefts; underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-metal purl and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in brick, overcast and split stitches; laid work, couching, padded couching and French knots; edged with silk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts and extended ground weft cut fringe
Dimensions
118.2 × 127.7 cm (46 1/2 × 50 1/4 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
94562
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...