Art Institute of Chicago

Altar Cloth

Italy

Date

17th century

Medium

Linen, plain weave; appliquéd vertical strips of plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in long-armed cross and back stitches and appliquéd lower border of plain weave; embellished with pulled thread work (with silk floss) in two-sided Italian cross stitch and embroidered in back stitch; edged with silk, warp-faced plain weave with ground weft cut fringe

Culture

Italy

Department

Textiles

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

The authoritative record is held by Art Institute of Chicago. LinkedCulture surfaces this object and its connections; it does not alter institutional metadata.