Shoulder Cloth (Ragidup)
19th century
Medium
Three panels joined: side panels: cotton, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave; center panel: Cotton, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with discontinuous warp substitution and supplementary patterning wefts; and ends: (warp of all panels) groups of five warps are plied and replied with adjacent group and interlaced in weft-faced warp ribbed weft twining; main warp fringe; six selvages present CIETA: toile, lancé
Dimensions
217.2 × 85.9 cm (85 1/2 × 33 3/4 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
180354
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...