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Chalice Cover

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork Details

Date
1701/25
Medium
Silk, warp-faced plain weave; edged in bobbin lace of metal thread; embroidered in silk floss, gold-metal-strip-wrapped on silk core (paired in twisted into cord, as well as lace) in long and short, block shading, satin, couching, knot, stem, and line stitches; "purl," spangles
Culture
Spain
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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