Cushion Cover (Made from a Woman's Dress)

Textiles

late 16th century

England

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Title: Cushion Cover (Made from a Woman's Dress)
Place: England (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1575–1600
Medium: Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk yarns and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in Algerian eye, back, buttonhole, open buttonhole filling, chain, double running, overcast, plaited braid, and square open work stitches; laid work, couching and woven wheels; spangles
Dimensions: 73.9 × 61.5 cm (29 1/8 × 24 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland
Reference Number: 1955.1221
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Christa C. Mayer Thurman. Textiles in The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1992), pp. 64-65, 145.

The Art Institute of Chicago, European Needlework (Textile Furnishings) from the Permanent Collection,
October 27, 1979–January 27, 1980
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, European Textile Masterpieces from Coptic Times through the 19th Century, September 27, 1989–January 22, 1990

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