Provenance
Fifty-five Braid Samples
1775-1825
Accession Number
63024
Medium
Silk; knotting
Dimensions
a: 5.6 × 1.5 cm (2 1/4 × 5/8 in.) b: 5.6 × .6 cm (2 1/8 × 1/4 in.) c: 5.2 × .6 cm (2 × 1/4 in.) d: 5.2 × .7 cm (2 × 1/4 in.) e: 4.6 × 1.4 cm (1 3/4 × 5/8 in.) f: 5.3 × .7 cm (2 1/8 × 1/4 in.) g: 5.3 × .7 cm (2 × 1/4 in.) h: 5.6 × .7 cm (2 1/4 × 1/4 in.) i: 5.2 × .6 cm (2 × 1/4 in.) j: 4.6 × 1.1 cm (1 3/4 × 1/2 in.) k: 5.1 × .8 cm (2 × 1/4 in.) l: 5.2 × .8 cm (2 × 3/8 in.) m: 6.1 × .6 cm (2 3/8 × 1/4 in.) n: 6.1 × 1.4 cm (2 1/2 × 1/2 in.) o: 4.3 × 2.0 cm (1 5/4 × 3/4 in.) p: 4.9 × 1.3 cm (1 7/8 × 1/2 in.) q: 4.6 × 1.2 cm (1 3/4 × 1/2 in.) r: 6.1 × 1.7 cm (2 3/8 × 5/8 in.) s: 6 × 1.5 cm (2 3/8 × 5/8 in.) t: 4.7 × 3.0 cm (1 7/8 × 1 1/8 in.) u: 5 × 2.1 cm (2.0 × 3/4 in.) v: 5.8 × 2.7 cm (2 1/4 × 1 in.) w: 5.8 × 2.4 cm (2 1/4 × 7/8 in.) ×: 4.3 × 1.6 cm (1 3/4 × 5/8 in.) y: 4.4 × 1.7 cm (1 3/4 × 5/8 in.) z: 6.0 × 2.8 cm (2 3/8 × 1 1/8 in.) aa: 4.5 × 1.8 cm (1 3/4 × 5/8 in.) bb: 5.3 × 1.1 cm (2 1/8 × 3/8 in.) cc: 4.6 × 2.2 cm (1 3/4 × 7/8 in.) dd: 4.7 × 1.2 cm (1 7/8 × 1/2 in.) ee: 5.6 × 3.4 cm (2 1/4 × 1 1/4 in.) ff: 4.5 × 1.8 cm (1 3/4 × 3/4 in.) gg: 4.7 × 1.4 cm (1 7/8 × 1/2 in.) hh: 5.6 × 2.5 cm (2 1/4 × 1 in.) ii: 6.5 × 3.1 cm (2 1/2 × 1 1/4 in.) jj: 5.3 × 1.3 cm (2 1/8 × 1/2 in.) kk: 4.3 × 2.5 cm (1 3/4 × 1 in.) ll: 4.6 × 2.8 cm (1 3/4 × 1 1/8 in.) mm: 5.1 × 1.2 cm (2 × 1/2 in.) nn: 6.2 × 3.7 cm (2 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.) oo: 5.1 × 2.8 cm (2 × 1 1/8 in.) pp: 4.5 × 2.3 cm (1 3/4 × 7/8 in.) qq: 4.0 × 2.0 cm (1 5/8 × 3/4 in.) rr: 5.0 × 2.1 cm (2 × 3/4 in.) ss: 4.6 × 2.2 cm (1 3/4 × 7/8 in.) tt: 5.7 × 1.9 cm (2 1/4 × 3/4 in.) uu: 5.8 × 1.5 cm (2 1/4 × 5/8 in.) vv: 4.8 × 2.3 cm (1 7/8 × 7/8 in.) ww: 4.8 × 1.1 cm (1 7/8 × 1/2 in.) ××: 4.6 × 1.1 cm (1 3/4 × 1/2 in.) yy: 5.6 × 1.2 cm (2 1/4 × 1/2 in.) zz: 4.8 × 1.8 cm (1 7/8 × 3/4 in.) aaa: 5.2 × 1.7 cm (2 × 5/8 in.) bbb: 4.5 × 2.5 cm (1 3/4 × 1 in.) ccc: 6.6 × 2.8 cm (2 5/8 × 1 1/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Credit Line
Art Institute of Chicago Purchase Fund
