Band from an Orphrey

Title	Band from an Orphrey
Artist	Italy, Florence
Date	1360s 14th century
Medium	Linen, plain weave; underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk in split and surface satin stitches; laid work, couching, and padded couching
Classification	textile
Origin	Florence Florence
Holding institution	Art Institute of Chicago
Credit line	Robert Allerton Endowment
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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