Silk, warp-float faced broken warp chevron twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; appliquéd with linen, plain weave, silk and gilt and silvered wire, plain weave with twill interlacing of secondary binding warps and patterning wefts; silk and silvered wire, twill weave; embroidered with silk, gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk and gilt and silvered wire in overcast, satin, padded satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work, couching, and padded couching; semi-precious stones; edged with woven fringes
Dimensions
106.7 × 236 cm (42 × 92 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson
Reference Number
1944.623
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Art Institute of Chicago, Regenstein East, A Case for Wine: From King Tut to Today, July 11 – Sept. 20, 2009.
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