Dalmatic
16th century (designed and made)
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Red silk velvet with green silk velvet apparels embroidered in silver-gilt and silver thread and coloured silks. Some details are raised by padding. The apparels on the bottom of the bakc and front show Saint Andrew and St Peter respectively in a medallion surrounded by a blanced arrangement of floral and leafy stems. The apparels on the sleeves bear the Papal tiara, and the scallop shell of St James within a medallion flanked by interlacing stems. The form of the apparels is typical of Spanish dalmatics. Lined in pink linen
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Materials and techniques | Silk velvet, embroidered in metallic threads |
Brief description | Dalmatic, 1500s, probably Spanish. Red velvet with green velvet apparels, embroidered in metallic and polychrome silk threads saints, with cockle shell of St James and papal tiara |
Physical description | Red silk velvet with green silk velvet apparels embroidered in silver-gilt and silver thread and coloured silks. Some details are raised by padding. The apparels on the bottom of the bakc and front show Saint Andrew and St Peter respectively in a medallion surrounded by a blanced arrangement of floral and leafy stems. The apparels on the sleeves bear the Papal tiara, and the scallop shell of St James within a medallion flanked by interlacing stems. The form of the apparels is typical of Spanish dalmatics. Lined in pink linen |
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Production type | Unique |
Credit line | Henry Wallis collection |
Object history | Acquired from the Henry Wallis collection with other vestments. |
Production | Attributed to Spain on the basis of the cockle shell of the pilgrim (St James) on one sleeve of this dalmatic and the cross of St James on the the matching dalmatic in the collection. The only reference in common. Attribution note: Unique in that a common vocabulary is used for the imagery, but vestments were usually commissioned for a given church or clergyman Reason For Production: Commission |
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Accession number | T.758-1919 |
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Record created | November 23, 2006 |
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