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The Crucifixion with the Virgin and St. John (recto); God, the Father, Enthroned with the Signs of the Evangelists (verso)
Nicolas Prévost
Woodcut in black, with hand-coloring, on parchment · 1495
Art Institute of Chicago
Fragment
Chimú
Plain weave of paired warps with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts and supplementary patterning warps. Attched plain weave border and weft fringe. · 1470
Art Institute of Chicago
Visitation, from Book of Hours
Philippe
Woodcut, with hand-coloring, in black on paper · 1400
Art Institute of Chicago
Visitation, from Book of Hours
Philippe Pigouchet
Woodcut, with hand-coloring, in black on paper · 1400
Art Institute of Chicago
Fragment (Loincloth)
Chimú
Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave; edged with plain weave extended weft cut fringe · 1250
Art Institute of Chicago
Fragment (Loincloth)
Chimú
Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave; edged with plain weave extended weft cut fringe · 1250
Art Institute of Chicago
Fragment (Loincloth)
Chimú
Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave; edged with plain weave extended weft cut fringe · 1250
Art Institute of Chicago
Loincloth Panel
Chimú
Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave; edged with plain weave extended weft cut fringe · 1250
Art Institute of Chicago
Loincloth Panel
Chimú
Cotton and camelid wool, slit tapestry weave; edged with plain weave extended weft cut fringe · 1250
Art Institute of Chicago
Incised and Painted Container for Lime with Carved Stopper
Ica
Gourd with leather and string · 1000
Art Institute of Chicago
Tunic
Lambayeque
Cotton, open plain weave; appliquéd with small panels of cotton and wool (camelid), slit and single interlocking tapestry weave, and cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave medallions; edged in plain weave with extended weft fringe; cotton cord, embroidered with wool (camelid) in cross-knit loop stitches neck edging; cotton and wool (camelid), slit and single interlocking tapestry weave with eccentric and interlaced outlining wefts bottom band · 1000
Art Institute of Chicago
Panel
Lambayeque
Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave with eccentric and wrapping outlining wefts and uncut weft loop pile; embroidered with wool (camelid) in couching stitch; slit tapestry weave with eccentric wefts, finished with extended weft loop fringe; cotton, plain weave; joined by overcast stitches · 1000
Art Institute of Chicago
Band Fragments
Lambayeque
Cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave with eccentric wefts, uncut weft loop pile, extended uncut looped and plied weft fringes; embroidered with cotton and wool (camelid) with laid-in couching; and selvage weft loop fringe; three segments joined by overcast couching stitch · 1000
Art Institute of Chicago
Fragment
Lambayeque
Cotton, plain weave; resist dyed; edged with cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave with couched supplementary weft loop pile; appliquéd with cotton, slit tapestry weave with extended weft cut fringe; embroidered with cotton in interlaced running stitches · 1000
Art Institute of Chicago
Incised Container for Lime with Monkey Stopper
Ica
Gourd with string [and bone stopper] · 1000
Art Institute of Chicago
Necklace Strung with Shell and Ceramic Beads
Chancay
Shell and ceramic with string · 1000
Art Institute of Chicago
Necklace Strung with Indigenous and Imported Beads
Chancay
Glass, shell, and ceramic with string · 1000
Art Institute of Chicago
Fragment of a Garment
Chancay
Cotton and wool (camelid), gauze weave with brocading wefts with border of slit tapestry weave; edged with plain weave extended weft loop fringe · 1000
Art Institute of Chicago
Loincloth Panel
Chancay
Cotton and wool (camelid), band of plain weave; center of three-color complementary weft weave; tabs of slit tapestry weave with eccentric wrapping outlining wefts; joined with wool, cross knit loop stitches to twined warp extended weft cut fringe · 1000
Art Institute of Chicago
Tunic shoulder fragment
Chancay
Cotton and wool (camelid), slit and single dovetail tapestry weave; edged with weft-faced plain weave with extended weft cut fringe · 1000
Art Institute of Chicago
Fragment (Border)
Chancay
Cotton, plain weave and cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave with eccentric and wrapping outlining wefts; slit tapestry tab fringe · 1000
Art Institute of Chicago
Fragment
Chancay
Cotton, plain weave and cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave with eccentric and wrapping outlining wefts; slit tapestry tab fringe · 1000
Art Institute of Chicago
Fragment from a Mantle
Chancay
Cotton and wool (camelid), two- and three-color complementary weft plain weave with inner warps and self-patterned by weft floats; band of plain weave with slit tapestry tab fringe · 1000
Art Institute of Chicago
Fragment
Chancay
Cotton, plain weave and cotton and wool (camelid), slit and tapestry weave with eccentric and wrapping outline wefts with slit tapestry tab fringe · 1000
Art Institute of Chicago