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Linen and wool, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming solid cut and uncut velvet; stamped; (known as velours de trek); edged with linen, warp-faced plain weave with extended ground weft uncut fringe off one side; lined with linen, plain weave; glazed
128.5 × 70.2 cm (50 5/8 × 27 5/8 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 52.2 cm (20 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Grace R. Smith Textile Endowment
Reference Number
1978.394
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Agnes Allerton Gallery, Sumptuous Velvets from the Permanent Collection,
March 1–September 28, 1980
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, 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 26, 1990
The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative Arts, Gunsaulus Hall, March 20 - August 11, 1992
The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative Arts, Gunsaulus Hall, February 23- August 26, 1994
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, January 25 - May 22, 2000
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, Renaissance Velvets and Silks, December 18, 2002–April 13, 2003
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