Fragment

CC0 Public Domain Designation

Textiles

1501/50

Italy

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Title: Fragment
Origin: Italy
Date: Made 1501–1550
Medium: Silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts forming weft loops in areas and with supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet
Dimensions: 78.5 × 22 cm (30 7/8 × 8 5/8 in.) Warp repeat: 43.5-.8 cm (17 1/8-1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Art Institute of Chicago Purchase Fund
Reference Number: 1907.479
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Otto von Falke. Decorative Silks (New York : W. Helburn, 1936), fig. 494.

The Art Institute of Chicago, Agnes Allerton Gallery, Sumptuous Velvets from the Permanent Collection,
March 1–June 1, 1980
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, Renaissance Velvets and Silks, December 18, 2002–April 13, 2003

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