Panel from a Cope
1708/10
Medium
Silk and gilt and-silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:3 and 2:2 'S' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps, supplementary brocading wefts and self-patterning ground wefts
Dimensions
96.3 × 53.5 cm (38 × 21 in.); Repeat: 68 × 26 cm (26 3/4 × 10 1/4 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
153645
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...