Panel
c. 1742
Medium
Silk, gold-gilt strip, and gold-gilt-strip-wound-around-a-silk-fiber core, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound in 3:1 twill interlacing
Dimensions
45.1 × 52.3 cm (17 3/4 × 20 1/2 in.); Repeat: 36 × 26.8 cm (14 1/8 × 10 1/2 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
1964
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...