Art Institute of Chicago
Fragment of an Altar Cloth
Bhutan
- Date
- Late Ming dynasty (1368–1644) or early Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century
- Medium
- 289 small squares of silk, 7:1 satin damask weave, 7:1 satin weave, 4:1 satin damask weave, 4:1 satin weave, 4:1 satin weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave, and 3:1 twill weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave and plain weave; pieced; edged with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, 4:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts and silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips, 7:3 float weave self-patterned by ground weft floats
- Culture
- Bhutan
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- Object type
- AAT300014063
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