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Silk, warp-float faced satin weave; underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with linen, silk, gilt-metal strips, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in satin and split stitches; laid work, couching, padded couching; beaded with coral beads; edged with gilt-metal strip and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, twill and plain weaves; lined with silk, plain weave
Dimensions
113.5 × 66.8 cm (44 5/8 × 26 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. John V. Farwell III
Reference Number
1965.773
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Christa Charlotte Mayer. Masterpieces of Western Textiles from the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1969), pp. 154-5.
Virginia Churchill Bath. Embroidery Masterworks (Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1972), pp. 124-130.
Christa C. Mayer Thurman. Textiles in The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1992), pp. 48-50, 145.
Art Institute of Chicago, Masterpieces of Western Textiles, Jan. 25–Mar. 2, 1969.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Raiment for the Lord’s Service: A Thousand Years of Western Vestments
November 15, 1975–January 18, 1976
The Art Institute of Chicago, Agnes Allerton Gallery
Vestments and Liturgical Textiles from the Permanent Collection, July 27–October 9, 1983
The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative arts, Gunsaulus Hall, September 6, 1988- April 10, 1989
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, European Textile Masterpieces from Coptic Times through the 19th Century, September 27, 1989– January 22, 1990
The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative arts, Gunsaulus Hall, May 2- July 2, 1990
The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative arts, Gunsaulus Hall, March 20- August 11, 1992
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, Textile Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago’s Collection, February 17–May 10, 1993
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, Gloria in Excelsis Deo: Heralding a Vestment Collection, September 11, 1996–January 12, 1997
The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative arts, Gunsaulus Hall, April 22- August 22, 2003
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