Object Information
Designed by Jacobus W. G. Gidding
Dutch, 1887–1955
Netherlands
Carpet, 1920/25
Cotton, jute, and wool, plain weave with secondary binding warps tying supplementary chenille patterning wefts forming cut surface pile
297.6 x 196 cm (117 1/4 x 77 1/8 in.)
Restricted gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hixon Glore in honor of Robert Hixon Glore, Jr., 1986.990
Textiles
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Gift, Bequest and Purchase: A Selection of Textile Acquisitions
from 1982–1987," March 18–August 14, 1989
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
Publication History
Mayer Thurman, Christa C. Textiles in The Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1992. p. 122-23 (Illustration), 124-5, 148-9.