About This Artwork

Southern Germany (Swabia) or Switzerland

Pillow Cover Depicting the Annunciation, 1550/1600

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool and silk in satin stitches; laid work and couching
48.9 x 52 cm (19 1/4 x 20 1/2 in.)
Inscription: AVE MARIA GRATIA PLENA DOMINUS TECUM (Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with Thee)
Grace R. Smith Textile Endowment, 1982.16

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

The Art Institute of Chicago, Agnes Allerton Gallery, "Selected Textile Acquisitions Since 1978," July 10–October 10, 1982

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, Gallery 142, "Glad Tidings of Great Joy: Christmas at The Art Institute of Chicago," November 18, 1994–January 17, 1995

The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "An International Collection of Appliquéd, Embroidered and Pieced Bedcoverings," February 28–May 28, 2001

Publication History

The Art Institute of Chicago Annual Report 1981-82. p. 13 (illustration).

The Smithsonian Institution, Dürer and his Time: An Exhibition from the Collection of The Print Room, State Museum, Berlin (catalogue). Washington, D.C.: The Smithsonian Institution, 1965-66. pp. 50-1 and cover.

Thurman, Christa C. M. "Some Major Textile Acquisitions from Europe and Egypt." Museum Studies, Vol. II, No. I (Fall 1984). pp. 52-69.




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