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Silk, plain weave with gilt-metal-strip supplementary facing wefts and supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut voided velvet
Dimensions
75.1 × 23.7 cm (29 1/2 × 9 3/8 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 7 cm (11 in.)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by The Evanston Community Associates and the Barrington Community Associates in honor of Christa C. Mayer Thurman
Reference Number
1978.101
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Art Institute of Chicago, Sumptuous Velvets from the Permanent Collection, Mar. 1–June 1, 1980.
Art Institute of Chicago, The Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, Renaissance Velvets and Silks, Dec.18, 2002–Apr. 13, 2003.
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