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Panel (Judith with the head of Holofernes, Possibly from an Altar Frontal) by Switzerland, textile, 1580-1610

Panel (Judith with the head of Holofernes, Possibly from an Altar Frontal)

Switzerland

Year
1580-1610
Medium
Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, linen, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen in back, a variety of buttonhole, chain, square chain, cross, long-armed cross, eyelet, herring bone, threaded herringbone, knotted, interlocking lace, overcast, running, double running, satin, and stem stitches; couching; edged with linen and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen bobbin lace
Dimensions
51.5 × 99.1 cm (20 1/4 × 39 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile
Culture
Switzerland

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