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Collar

1550-1599 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Collar of a dalmatic, of cream-coloured shot silk with silver-gilt wire, embroidered with silver-gilt thread and coloured silks. In the middle is a "fleur-de-lys" within a scrollwork cartouche; on either side are curved leafy stems. There are borders of raised silver-gilt thread and crimson silk. The ground is of canvas, and there is a lining of green silk damask of floral pattern.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Shot silk with embroidery in coloured silks and silver-gilt thread
Brief description
Collar of a dalmatic, shot silk with embroidery in coloured silks and silver-gilt thread, France, 1550-99.
Physical description
Collar of a dalmatic, of cream-coloured shot silk with silver-gilt wire, embroidered with silver-gilt thread and coloured silks. In the middle is a "fleur-de-lys" within a scrollwork cartouche; on either side are curved leafy stems. There are borders of raised silver-gilt thread and crimson silk. The ground is of canvas, and there is a lining of green silk damask of floral pattern.
Dimensions
  • Length: 33in
  • Depth: 7in
Object history
Said to have come from a French church.

Purchased. Registered File number 83871/1903.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
349-1903

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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