Date
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Silk and linen, plain weave; watered; underlaid with silk and linen, plain weaves; appliquéd with silk, twill weave, cut solid velvet; embroidered with silk in satin stitches; couching; glass beads; edged with woven fringe
Inscriptions
Inscription (in medallion on back): I H S
Dimensions
127.9 × 77.9 cm (50 3/8 × 30 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Grace R. Smith Textile Endowment
Reference Number
1985.642
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The Art Institute of Chicago Annual Report 1985-86. p. 129 (illustration).
The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative Arts, Gunsaulus Hall, February 8- May 2, 1990
The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative Arts, Gunsaulus Hall, July 27- December 19, 1990
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, Gloria in Excelsis Deo: Heralding a Vestment Collection, September 11, 1996–January 12, 1997
The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative Arts, Gunsaulus Hall, May 23- October 27, 2000
The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative Arts, Gunsaulus Hall, April 7- August 5, 2004
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