Fragment

Italy or Spain or the Middle East

Date

13th century

Medium

Silk, gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen, twill weave with plain and twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and patterning and brocading wefts (detached on reverse)

Dimensions

56.7 × 18.7 cm (22 1/4 × 7 3/8 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Art Institute of Chicago Purchase Fund