Sleeves
1700 - 1750 (made)
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| Place of origin |
A dressed statue of the Virgin Mary was a feature of Roman Catholic churches in France, until the Revolution. The clothing worn by these statues, known as an image robe, was frequently fashionable clothing altered to accommodate a wooden form. Sometimes, image robes were commissioned and specially made for a statue and this is one example. The style of these sleeves is not fashionable and the design of the embroidery is similar to those worked on altar frontals, see T.30-1912 and T.110-1912. The matching bodice to these sleeves were acquired by the V&A in 1899, 18-1899.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, linen thread, silk thread, silver thread, silver strip, silver purl; hand-woven, hand-sewn and hand-embroidered |
| Brief description | Pair of sleeves for an image robe, 1700-1750, French; White silk satin embroidered with chenille and silver threads |
| Physical description | The sleeves are made in two pieces of white silk satin, lined with textured silk. Each piece of the sleeve is embroidered with borders of diamond shapes and fleur-de-lys worked in silver thread, and flowers worked in coloured silk chenille threads, and silver thread, strip and purl. The sleeves are loose, curved and three-quarter length. The sleeve head is angled, with an eyelet in the corner. The sleeves were acquired in two pieces, but sewn together for display after acquisition. |
| Style | |
| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | Purchased from Monsieur Fulgence, 71 Rue de La Boëtie, Paris in 1903. Registered File number 83871/1903. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | A dressed statue of the Virgin Mary was a feature of Roman Catholic churches in France, until the Revolution. The clothing worn by these statues, known as an image robe, was frequently fashionable clothing altered to accommodate a wooden form. Sometimes, image robes were commissioned and specially made for a statue and this is one example. The style of these sleeves is not fashionable and the design of the embroidery is similar to those worked on altar frontals, see T.30-1912 and T.110-1912. The matching bodice to these sleeves were acquired by the V&A in 1899, 18-1899. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 346&A-1903 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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