Bedcover Depicting the Five Senses

Portugal

textileneedlework (visual works)

Date

1675/1725

Medium

Silk, satin weave; embroidered with silk floss in chain stitches; backed and lined with silk, plain weave; edged with silk, warp-faced plain weave with extended ground weft fringe; silk tassels

Dimensions

278.7 × 197.3 cm (109 3/4 × 77 5/8 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Grace R. Smith Textile Endowment

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