Veil
| Title | Veil |
|---|---|
| Artist | Ireland, Limerick |
| Date | 1850/75 19th century |
| Medium | Cotton, machine-made net; embroidered in cross, darning, crossed back, eyelet, herringbone, wave filling, overcast, and running stitches; edged in machine-made picot edging |
| Classification | textile |
| Origin | Ireland Ireland |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Mrs. William Bentley Walker |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Veil” is a work by Ireland, Limerick, dated 1850/75. It is executed in cotton, machine-made net; embroidered in cross, darning, crossed back, eyelet, herringbone, wave filling, overcast, and running stitches; edged in machine-made picot edging and classified as textile. In this archive it sits within the historical scientific diagrams tradition. 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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This work is attributed to Ireland, Limerick. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
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Catalogued as textile. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 1850/75. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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