Collar
- Place of origin:
France (made)
- Date:
1550-1599 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Shot silk with embroidery in coloured silks and silver-gilt thread
- Museum number:
349-1903
- Gallery location:
In Storage
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.
Place of Origin
France (made)
Date
1550-1599 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Shot silk with embroidery in coloured silks and silver-gilt thread
Dimensions
Length: 33 in, Depth: 7 in
Object history note
Said to have come from a French church.
Purchased. Registered File number 83871/1903.
Descriptive line
Collar of a dalmatic, shot silk with embroidery in coloured silks and silver-gilt thread, France, 1550-99.
Materials
Shot silk; Silver-gilt thread; Silk thread
Techniques
Weaving; Embroidered
Subjects depicted
Scrollwork; Floral patterns; Fleurs-de-lis
Categories
Ecclesiastical textiles; Clothing; Embroidery; Religion
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
