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Dalmatic

ca. 1706-1707 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dalmatic made from white silk damask brocaded in coloured silks mainly green and tan and silver thread filé. It is edged and decorated with gold braid and fringed with silver gilt thread. It is lined with crimson silk taffeta. The pattern consists of a vase of flowers, on a plinth, on a rocky mound. The main outlines are shadowed in the damask ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk damask, silver, gold, crimson silk taffeta
Brief description
Dalmatic of silk brocaded damask, France or England, ca. 1706-1707.
Physical description
Dalmatic made from white silk damask brocaded in coloured silks mainly green and tan and silver thread filé. It is edged and decorated with gold braid and fringed with silver gilt thread. It is lined with crimson silk taffeta. The pattern consists of a vase of flowers, on a plinth, on a rocky mound. The main outlines are shadowed in the damask ground.
Dimensions
  • Length: 113cm (maximum)
  • Cuff to cuff width: 146cm (maximum)
  • Repeat length: 61cm
  • Repeat width: 23.8cm
  • Loom width: 18.75in
Collection
Accession number
T.108-1977

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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