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Chair Seat and Back Panel

Unknown artist, 18th century

46 cm × 47 cm

About the size of an open laptop. You would need 4 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 47 cm
Width: 46 cm
Medium: Silk, warp-float faced satin weave; embroidered with silk floss in outline and satin stitches; couching and French knots
Kind: Textile
Made in: France
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: b: 47.4 × 458 cm (18 5/8 × 18 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 4.58 m × 47 cm. The museum's own inches, 18 5/8 × 18 in., give a width of 46 cm, so it hangs at that size.
Credit: Royalties from The Warner Fund

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 46 cm × 47 cm. About the size of an open laptop. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 18th century. It is in the public domain, and The Art Institute of Chicago publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Art Institute of Chicago: Royalties from The Warner Fund.
How was it made?: Silk, warp-float faced satin weave; embroidered with silk floss in outline and satin stitches; couching and French knots, made in France.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Art Institute of Chicago. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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Scored on colour, shape, era and scale, the same way the gallery hangs them.