Band from an Orphrey

Italy, Florence

textileneedlework (visual works)

Date

1360s

Medium

Linen, plain weave; underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk in split and surface satin stitches; laid work, couching, and padded couching

Dimensions

83.5 × 17.6 cm (32 7/8 × 7 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Robert Allerton Endowment

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