Panel (formerly a Curtain from a Sedan Chair)
c. 1720
Medium
Silk, gold and silver gilt strips wound around silk fiber core, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts tied by supplementary binding warps in 3:1 twill interlacing and self-patterned by areas of plain weave
Dimensions
a: 180.3 × 107.2 cm (71 × 42 1/8 in.); b: 96.5 × 53.7 cm (37 7/8 × 21 1/4 in.); c: 98.5 × 53.9 cm (38 3/4 × 21 1/4 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 68 cm (26 3/4 in.); Loom: W.: 54 cm (21 1/4 in.); Between selvages: W.: 52.8 cm (20 3/4 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
622
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...