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The Pheasants from the "Verdures of the Vatican" Series

Designed by Jean Démosthène Dugourc (French, 1749–1825) Manufactured by Camille Pernon & Cie France, Lyon. c. 1799. Silk, satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and brocading wefts; embroidered with silk in chain (tambour work) and satin stitches. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Art Institute of Chicago.

The Pheasants from the "Verdures of the Vatican" SeriesDesigned by Jean Démosthène Dugourc (French, 1749–1825) Manufactured by Camille Pernon & Cie France, Lyon · c. 1799The Art Institute of Chicago · CC0
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A textile featuring two pheasants in the upper portion facing one another, strands of golden beads held between them in their beaks, symmetrical garlands above and below them, a golden structure near the middle, and curled ribbons embroidered near the bottom.

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The Pheasants from the "Verdures of the Vatican" Series

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Maker
Designed by Jean Démosthène Dugourc (French, 1749–1825) Manufactured by Camille Pernon & Cie France, Lyon
Date
c. 1799
Medium
Silk, satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and brocading wefts; embroidered with silk in chain (tambour work) and satin stitches
Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
Accession
1945.12
Credit
Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland
Rights
Public domain · CC0

Public domain · CC0. Unchanged copy of the institution’s verified web image; smaller responsive JPEGs are resized derivatives. Full-resolution image remains linked to the institution. Editorial views may show a detail.

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TextileObject type

An object classified as a textile.

A picture of cloth is not a textile object.

The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Textile” in its object type field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

Textile

Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

SilkMaterial

Silk recorded in the object's medium.

A depicted material or colour resemblance is a separate assertion.

The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Silk, satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and brocading wefts; embroidered with silk in chain (tambour work) and satin stitches; silk (textile)” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

Silk, satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and brocading wefts; embroidered with silk in chain (tambour work) and satin stitches; silk (textile)

Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

EmbroideryTechnique

Embroidery is a making process named in the museum catalogue.

An explicitly supplied catalogue description, normalized conservatively. It does not independently establish attribution, completeness, symbolism or historical influence.

The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Silk, satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and brocading wefts; embroidered with silk in chain (tambour work) and satin stitches; brocading; embroidering; satin weaving” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

Silk, satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and brocading wefts; embroidered with silk in chain (tambour work) and satin stitches; brocading; embroidering; satin weaving

Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

WeavingTechnique

Weaving is a making process named in the museum catalogue.

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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Silk, satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and brocading wefts; embroidered with silk in chain (tambour work) and satin stitches; brocading; embroidering; satin weaving” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

Silk, satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and brocading wefts; embroidered with silk in chain (tambour work) and satin stitches; brocading; embroidering; satin weaving

Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

PlantsSubject

Visible plant forms in the image.

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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “plants; flowers” in its subjects field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

plants; flowers

Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

BirdsSubject

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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “birds” in its subjects field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

birds

Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

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