Fragment (Dress Fabric)
Unknown
1500-1550
Medium
Silk, warp-float faced 3:1 broken warp chevron twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut pile-on-pile solid velvet
Dimensions
32.4 × 54 cm (12 3/4 × 21 1/4 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
31245
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...