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Chasuble

Art Institute of Chicago

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Date:
1425-1475
Medium:
Silk, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut voided pile-on-pile velvet; orphrey: linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in satin, padded satin, and split stitches; couching, padded couching, and laid work; edged with silk, gilt-metal strip, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk woven tape
Culture:
Italy
Dimensions:
3142 × 4500 px
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