Art, literature & history
Cap of Gathered Silk
1780/89
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Charcoal, heightened with white chalk, on blue laid paper
- Dimensions
- 29.9 × 25.5 cm (11 13/16 × 10 1/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1922.1408
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
John Downman. Cap of Gathered Silk. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Cap of Gathered Silk — John Downman. 1780/89.
Medium: Charcoal, heightened with white chalk, on blue laid paper. Dimensions: 29.9 × 25.5 cm (11 13/16 × 10 1/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.