Pillow Cover (Incomplete)

Italy

Year

1601-1650

Medium

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cross and long armed cross stitches; upper border of linen, plain weave; cut and drawn thread work; embroidered with silk in Russian overcast stitches; insertion of silk, needle lace

Dimensions

54.1 × 43.8 cm (21 1/4 × 17 9/16 in.); Inner panel: 20.3 × 13.3 cm (8 × 5 1/4 in.); Band of inner panel: 47.3 × 42.3 cm (18 5/8 × 16 5/8 in.); Lace: W.: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); Upper band: 6.2 × 42.1 cm (2 3/8 × 16 1/2 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago