About This Artwork
Orphrey Crossc. 1525
Linen, two layers of plain weave; embroidered with silk, linen, wool, gilt- and silvered-animal-substrate-wrapped linen, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen in satin, single satin, and split stitches; laid work and couching; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk and silk, plain weave extended weft uncut fringe; lined with linen, plain weave; glazed; edged with silk
122.4 x 57.2 cm (48 1/4 x 22 1/2 in.)
Grace R. Smith Textile Endowment, 1994.10
Textiles
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Gift, Bequest and Purchase: A Selection of Textile Acquisitions from 1993–1997," April 22–July 26, 1998