Chalice Cover by Spain, textile, 1701-1725

Chalice Cover

Spain

Year
1701-1725
Medium
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
Dimensions
72.5 × 74 cm (28 1/4 × 29 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile
Culture
Spain

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