Textile
Fragment of a Hanging
Egypt. 5th-6th century. Linen and wool, plain weave with weft uncut pile and embroidered linen pile formed by variations of back and stem stitches. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Art Institute of Chicago.
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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
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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
WoolMaterial
Wool is a material named in the museum catalogue.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Linen and wool, plain weave with weft uncut pile and embroidered linen pile formed by variations of back and stem stitches; wool (hair); linen (material)” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Linen and wool, plain weave with weft uncut pile and embroidered linen pile formed by variations of back and stem stitches; wool (hair); linen (material)
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
LinenMaterial
Linen is a material named in the museum catalogue.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Linen and wool, plain weave with weft uncut pile and embroidered linen pile formed by variations of back and stem stitches; wool (hair); linen (material)” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Linen and wool, plain weave with weft uncut pile and embroidered linen pile formed by variations of back and stem stitches; wool (hair); linen (material)
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.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Linen and wool, plain weave with weft uncut pile and embroidered linen pile formed by variations of back and stem stitches; plain weaving; embroidering” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Linen and wool, plain weave with weft uncut pile and embroidered linen pile formed by variations of back and stem stitches; plain weaving; embroidering
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 “Linen and wool, plain weave with weft uncut pile and embroidered linen pile formed by variations of back and stem stitches; plain weaving; embroidering” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Linen and wool, plain weave with weft uncut pile and embroidered linen pile formed by variations of back and stem stitches; plain weaving; embroidering
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
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flowers
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ArchitectureSubject
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “architecture” in its subjects field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
architecture
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Human-figureSubject
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “men” in its subjects field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
men
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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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