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Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk in bullion, satin and split stitches; couching and padded couching
Dimensions
49.5 × 15.6 cm (19 1/2 × 6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Samuel P. Avery Endowment
Reference Number
1968.781
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative Arts, Gunsaulus Hall, December 21, 1995- April 10, 1996
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, December 30, 1998- April 20, 1999
The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative Arts, Gunsaulus Hall, January 18- April 17, 2002
The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative Arts, Gunsaulus Hall, March 25- July 7, 2005
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