After a design adapted from part of a larger design by an unidentified Flemish artist in the circle of Bernard van Orley (Netherlandish, c. 1492-1542), c. 1525
Brussels
October
INV-9286
After a design adapted from part of a larger design by an unidentified Flemish artist in the circle of Bernard van Orley (Netherlandish, c. 1492-1542), c. 1525
Brussels1525-1550
weaving - tapestrytextile
Date
1525-1550
Medium
Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave
Warp; Count; 8 warps per cm; wool; S-ply of four Z-spun elements; diameter: 1.0 mm
Weft: Count: varies from 20 to 36 wefts per cm; wool: single S-spun elements; S-ply of two Z-spun elements; pairs of S-ply of two Z-spun elements; paired yarns of single S-spun elements and S-ply of two Z-spun elements; three yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.35–1.0 mm; silk: pairs of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.7–0.9 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun wool elements and S-ply of two Z-twisted silk elements; paired yarns of S-spun wool elements and S-ply of two Z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.5–0.85 mm
Dimensions
195.8 × 298.1 cm (77 × 117 3/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Stanley Keith