Back of a dalmatic
CultureItalian
Datemid-15th century
MediumVelvet, silk, and gold thread
DimensionsOverall: 37 5/8 × 43 5/8 inches (95.58 × 110.81 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number31-105
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DescriptionPile on pile (two heights) solid cut silk velvet brocaded with gold thread. Lined with red linen. The edges were originally bound with braid. Dalmatic of green velvet brocade. The design is gold on a dark green ground of pomegranates in seven-fold curves which are decorated on outside with small leaves.Exhibition HistoryThreads of Gold: Brocades and Embroideries for the Church, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, July 2-September 1, 1985, no. 4.
Threads of Gold: Brocades and Embroideries for the Church, exh. cat. (Lawrence, KS: Spencer Museum of Art, 1985), unpaginated.
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