Chasuble

Probably Italy or Sicily

textileneedlework (visual works)

Date

1601/75

Medium

Silk, warp-float faced satin weave; underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with linen, silk, gilt-metal strips, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in satin and split stitches; laid work, couching, padded couching; beaded with coral beads; edged with gilt-metal strip and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, twill and plain weaves; lined with silk, plain weave

Dimensions

113.5 × 66.8 cm (44 5/8 × 26 1/4 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. John V. Farwell III

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David Dalhoff Neal (American, 1838–1915)

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