Picture (Needlework)
1657
Medium
Silk, satin weave; appliquéd with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in tent stitches; and with silk, satin weave and linen, plain weave; and silk, silk chenille, silk bouclé, silk-wrapped-metal coils, and linen in back, coral, eyelet, overcast, Roman, satin, single satin, single running, stem, raised stem, split and a variety of buttonhole stitches; laid work, couching, padded couching, French knots and bullion picots; mica, glass beads and seed pearls
Dimensions
45.1 × 61.4 cm (17 3/4 × 24 1/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
24160
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...