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Silk, satin damask weave; edged with braid of silk, gilt-metal strips, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with two-color complementary warp weave; and fringe of silk, gilt-metal strips, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with paired warps and extended ground weft fringe; ribbons: silk, plain weave; tassels: silk, linen, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, oblique interlacing and interknotting (macramé) in flat knots over silk fringe and paper core
Dimensions
115.9 × 139.6 cm (45 5/8 × 55 in.)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Laurance H. Armour, Jr. and Margot B. Armour Family Foundation
Reference Number
1978.103
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Agnes Allerton Gallery, Vestments and Liturgical Textiles from the Permanent Collection, July 27–October 9, 1983
The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative Art, Gunsaulus Hall, December 20, 1990- May 23, 1991
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 Art, Gunsaulus Hall, December 11, 2001- April 26, 2002
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