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Chalice Cover

Spain · 1701/25 · Silk, warp-faced plain weave; edged in bobbin lace of metal thread; embroidered in silk floss, gold-metal-strip-wrapped on silk core (paired in twisted into cord, as well as lace) in long and short, block shading, satin, couching, knot, stem, and line stitches; "purl," spangles

From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

Subjects

silk (textile)plain weaving textile needlework (visual works)couching (embroidering)metal-strip-wrapped silk spangles embroidering lace making ritual objects Religious/Ritual Object

Credit lineChalice Cover. 1701/25. Spain. The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. C. B. Farwell to the Antiquarian Society. CC0.

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