Portion of a Waistcoat (Front)
1775/1800
Medium
Silk and gilt-metal strips, warp-float faced twill weave with supplementary facing wefts bound by secondary binding warps and three-color supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet
Dimensions
48.2 × 47.8 cm (19 × 18 7/8 in.); Repeat: 13.5 × 8 cm (5 1/4 × 3 1/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
2211
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...