Chalice Cover or Portion of a Burse

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Chalice Cover or Portion of a Burse

Place

Italy (Object made in)

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Made 1675–1725

Medium

Silk, plain weave; embroidered in silk floss and gilt strips wound around a silk fibre core in satin stitches, French knots; attached metal pailllettes; lining: silk, plain weave; backing: linen, plain weave; paper cor e in braid; bound edges

Dimensions

24.5 × 23.7 cm (9 5/8 × 9 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Martha Borland Willis in memory of Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland

Reference Number

1982.15

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