"Wool-Drawings" Quilt
c. 1900
Medium
Wool, cotton and silk, felt and plain and twill weaves, some self-patterned, some with supplementary pile wefts forming cut pile, some fulled; one embroidered with rayon; couching of oblique interlacing tape; pieced; backed with cotton, plain weaves, some self-patterned, some fulled, some roller-printed; embroidered with wool in feather stitches; edged with wool, twill weave
Dimensions
211.8 × 209.3 cm (83 3/8 × 82 3/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
158436
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...