Chasuble Back
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Chasuble Back

TitleChasuble Back
ArtistItaly
Date1450-1500 15th century
MediumSilk, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound by main warp in weft-float faced 1:4 'S' twill interlacings and with two-color supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet
Classificationtextile
OriginItaly Italy
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineKate S. Buckingham Endowment
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Chasuble Back” is a work by Italy, dated 1450-1500. It is executed in silk, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound by main warp in weft-float faced 1:4 's' twill interlacings and with two-color supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet and classified as textile. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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