Mitre
Probably Italy · 1750/1800 · Art Institute of Chicago
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- Maker
- Probably Italy
- Date
- 1750/1800
- Medium
- Mitre: silk, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in bullion, running, satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work, couching, and French knots; edged in woven braid and fringe; case: leather
- Dimensions
- 84.7 × 32.7 cm (33 3/8 × 12 7/8 in.)
- Place of origin
- Italy
- Held by
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
- Credit line
- Purchased with funds provided by the Alsdorf Foundation in honor of John Maxon
Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0
Shown in
- Gloria in Excelsis Deo: Heralding a Vestment CollectionSep 11, 1996 – Jan 12, 1997
- European Textile Masterpieces from Coptic Times through the 19th CenturySep 27, 1989 – Jan 22, 1990
- Vestments and Liturgical Textiles from the Permanent CollectionJul 27, 1983 – Oct 16, 1983
- Selected Textile Acquisitions Since 1973Dec 15, 1977 – Mar 19, 1978