Skirt Panel?
Directoire period, 1795/99
Medium
Silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps and self patterning ground weft floats; embroidered with silk threads in satin stitch, outline stitch and French knots; attached silver wire coils, wrapped around a silk fiber core, sequins, stones and appliquéd circles of silk, satin weave, painted
Dimensions
115 × 63 cm (45 1/4 × 20 7/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
54076
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...