About This Artwork

Italy

Back of a Chasuble, Early 18th century

Silk, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-metal strip, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in double running, satin, and padded satin stitches; laid work and couching; paillettes
101.5 x 65.8 cm (40 x 25 7/8 in.)
Gift of Mrs. C. H. McCormick through the Antiquarian Society, 1894.1099b

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

The Art Institute of Chicago, "The Antiquarian Society of The Art Institute of Chicago: The First One Hundred Years," April 23–June 19, 1977

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, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "A Birthday Celebration: 100 Years of Antiquarian Society Textile Collecting 1890–1990," September 11, 1991–February 17, 1992

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

Publication History

The Art Institute of Chicago. The Antiquarian Society: The First One Hundred Years. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1977.