Not currently on display at the V&A

Apparel

probably 1550-1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Panel for a dalmatic of green silk velvet, with an appliqué pattern in gold and silver ribbed silk, outlined with silver-gilt thread. A symmetrical arrangement of curved leafy and floral stems springing from a central device and partly enclosed within a compartment of scrollwork outline. There is a narrow border all round filled with a continuous band of S-shaped scrolls.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Ribbed silk applied to velvet, with cording and couched gilt thread
Brief description
Panel for a dalmatic of green silk velvet, with an appliqué pattern in gold and silver silk and silver-gilt thread; showing a symmetrical arrangement of scrolling foliage; Italy, probably 1550-1600
Physical description
Panel for a dalmatic of green silk velvet, with an appliqué pattern in gold and silver ribbed silk, outlined with silver-gilt thread. A symmetrical arrangement of curved leafy and floral stems springing from a central device and partly enclosed within a compartment of scrollwork outline. There is a narrow border all round filled with a continuous band of S-shaped scrolls.
Dimensions
  • Width: 42cm
  • Height: 55cm
Production typeUnique
Object history
Purchased. Registered File number 3721/1902.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
280-1902

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Record createdNovember 9, 2005
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