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1500 c. (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Silk embroidered with silk and gold thread in satin stitch and shaded gold. Depicting an apostle with a book inscribed 'GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO'. The execution is of the highest quality and, in the flesh parts, of an almost incredible delicacy.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
embroidered silk
Brief description
embroidered, 1500c, Italian
Physical description
Silk embroidered with silk and gold thread in satin stitch and shaded gold. Depicting an apostle with a book inscribed 'GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO'. The execution is of the highest quality and, in the flesh parts, of an almost incredible delicacy.
Collection
Accession number
5787-1859

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Record createdNovember 9, 2004
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