Fragment

Curatorial Overview

“Fragment is an internationally celebrated Silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen, warp-float faced 3:1 twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound by secondary binding warps in (weft-float faced 1:3) twill interlacings (on reverse face secondary binding warps and supplementary wefts form detached interlacing) created by Italy (Late 14th/15th century). From the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.”