Panel
1890s
Medium
Silk and cotton, complementary warp, warp-float faced 7:1 and 4:1 satin weaves with supplementary brocading wefts and with plain and twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; incomplete panel and half panel joined
Dimensions
255 × 126 cm (100 1/2 × 49 5/8 in.); Repeat: 64.3 × 63.5 cm (25 3/8 × 25 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
154097
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...