Panel
1675/1700
Medium
Silk and gold gilt strip, warp-float faced twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts tied by supplementary binding warps and supplementary pile warps forming cut, uncut, and voided velvet
Dimensions
161.1 × 59.7 cm (63 3/8 × 23 1/2 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
68829
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...