About This Artwork

England

Panel, Late 17th century

Cotton and linen, weft float-faced 2:1 twill weave; embroidered with wool and silk in back, bullion, buttonhole, chain, detached chain, coral, satin, single satin, and stem stitches; laid work, couching, and French knots
190.5 x 94.8 cm (75 x 37 1/4 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland, 1964.188

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

The Art Institute of Chicago, "Masterpieces of Western Textiles," January 25–March 2, 1969

The Art Institute of Chicago, "European Needlework (Textile Furnishings) from the Permanent Collection," October 27, 1979–January 27, 1980

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, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Textile Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago's Collection," February 17–May 2, 1993

Publication History

Christa Charlotte Mayer. Masterpieces of Western Textiles from The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1969), p. 150, Plate 117.

Christa C. Mayer Thurman. Textiles in The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1992), pp. 64, 68-9, 145.