Skip to Content
Today Open today 10–11 members | 11–5 public

Bedcover

A work made of linen, plain weave embroidered in silk floss in chaing, short, long and brick stitches; original silk fringe.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

Image actions

  • A work made of linen, plain weave embroidered in silk floss in chaing, short, long and brick stitches; original silk fringe.

Date:

Late 17th century

Artist:

Indo-Portuguese
Portugal

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Culture

Indo-Portuguese

Title

Bedcover

Place

Portugal (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1675–1700

Medium

Linen, plain weave embroidered in silk floss in chaing, short, long and brick stitches; original silk fringe

Dimensions

262.7 × 204 cm (103 1/2 × 80 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick

Reference Number

1945.111

IIIF Manifest  The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world.

Learn more.

https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/53040/manifest.json

Extended information about this artwork

Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here.

Share

Sign up for our enewsletter to receive updates.

Learn more

Image actions

Share