Provenance
Mrs. William Calhoun (1865-1950; born Lucy Monroe; also Lucy Monroe Calhoun), Chicago, by May 28, 1937 [incoming receipt R6295, May 28, 1937; copy in curatorial object file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1937.
Accession Number
25244
Medium
Silk and cotton, plain weaves and silk, plain weave self-patterned by ground weft floats; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton in chain, eyelet, and satin stitches; laid work and couching; collar and edge trim: silk, warp-float faced 4:1 and 6:1 satin weaves; lined with ramie, plain weave
Dimensions
141.8 × 162.9 cm (55 3/4 × 64 1/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William J. Calhoun
