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Silk and cotton, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts; Apparels: silk, warp-float faced 3:1 broken warp chevron twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; appliquéd with warp-float faced 7:1 satin weaves; painted; embroidered with silk, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, and metal wire in split stitches; laid work and couching; edged with braid of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with silk, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts and extended weft uncut fringe; with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, square braided, wrapped and knotted cords and silk, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, square braided, wrapped, knotted and fringed tassels worked over cotton core; underlined with linen and sisal, plain weaves; lined with linen, plain weave; glazed
Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson
Reference Number
1948.166a
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Gunsaulus Hall, Department of European Decorative Arts, October 20, 1995- October 9, 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, Gunsaulus Hall, Department of European Decorative Arts, December 31, 1998- April 2, 1999
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gunsaulus Hall, Department of European Decorative Arts, December 17, 2003- April 7, 2004
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