Portion of Chasuble Back
Late 16th/early 17th century
Medium
Chasuble: silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; orphrey cross: silk, plain weave with gilt-metal-strip supplementary facing wefts; embroidered in silk, gilt-metal-strips, gilt-metal-strips wrapped with gilt-metal-wire and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, couching and padded couching over bast fiber padding; edged with silk, plain weave with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk supplementary facing wefts with extended weft uncut fringe; lined with silk, plain weave
Dimensions
80.7 × 68 cm (31 3/4 × 26 3/4 in.); Chasuble silk repeat: 11.5 × 13.5 cm (4 5/8 × 5 5/8 in.); Orphrey cross: 79.3 × 50.7 cm (31 1/4 × 20 in.); Edge fringe: H.: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
157257
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...