Panel
1732/34
Medium
Silk and silver-gilt-strips-wound-around-silk-fiber cores warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave of two color complementary ground wefts, with supplementary binding warps tying supplementary brocading wefts and self-patterning ground wefts in twill interlacings;
Dimensions
60.9 × 55.2 cm (24 × 21 3/4 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 29.8 cm (11 3/4 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
1934
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...