About This Artwork
Cushion Cover for the Seat of a Large ChairQing dynasty (1644–1911), 1701/50
Silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp float faced 2:1 'S' twill weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'S' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; lined with silk, 4:1 satin damask weave
104.1 x 106.2 cm (41 x 41 3/4 in.)
Repeat: 15.2 x 7.5 cm (6 x 3 in.)
Gift of Mrs. E. P. Atwater, 1952.1012
Textiles
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Clothed to Rule the Universe: Ming and Qing Dynasty Textiles at The Art Institute of Chicago," September 13, 2000–January 2, 2001
Publication History
The Art Institute of Chicago. "Clothed to Rule the Universe: Ming and Qing Dynasty Textiles at The Art Institute of Chicago." Museum Studies, vol. 26, no. 2. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 2000. Cat. no. 11, p. 56.