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Written by: Samuel HartmannContributing Writer · Furniture & Decorative Arts
Asian Art · Catalogue no. 209321
ItalyPortion of Chasuble Back
StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byArt Institute of Chicago
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| Artist / Maker | Italy |
|---|---|
| Date | Late 16th/early 17th century |
| Culture / Origin | Italy |
| 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.) |
| Department | Textiles |
| Type | Textile |
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