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Source Description
The artist who drew this pattern created expressive facial features that a master embroiderer conveyed with silk stitches. That high level was probably achieved by an embroiderer specializing in faces, hair, and skin. The draped clothing was created by varying the density of silk thread crossing over the gold thread. <br><br>Embroidered scenes in rectangular panels, known as apparel, were made with luxurious thread to decorate tunic-shaped ecclesiastical garments, or dalmatics. An apparel was placed at the ends of sleeves, as seen in a nearby example, and on the front and back above the hem.
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Document identity
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100372
label
Apparel from a Dalmatic
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object
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Source metadata
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100372
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object
title
Apparel from a Dalmatic
description
The artist who drew this pattern created expressive facial features that a master embroiderer conveyed with silk stitches. That high level was probably achieved by an embroiderer specializing in faces, hair, and skin. The draped clothing was created by varying the density of silk thread crossing over the gold thread. <br><br>Embroidered scenes in rectangular panels, known as apparel, were made with luxurious thread to decorate tunic-shaped ecclesiastical garments, or dalmatics. An apparel was placed at the ends of sleeves, as seen in a nearby example, and on the front and back above the hem.
date
1500s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79491784
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Embroidery
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 25.4 x 33 cm (10 x 13 in.); Mounted: 35.9 x 44.5 cm (14 1/8 x 17 1/2 in.)
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Italy, Florence, 16th century
accession
1919.857
Source extras
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Silk, gold thread; embroidery: or nué (shaded gold)
tombstone
Apparel from a Dalmatic, 1500s. Italy, Florence, 16th century. Silk, gold thread; embroidery: or nué (shaded gold); overall: 25.4 x 33 cm (10 x 13 in.); mounted: 35.9 x 44.5 cm (14 1/8 x 17 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1919.857
collection
T - Ecclesiastical
citations
citation
"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 6, no. 10 (1919): 162.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 162
creditline
Gift of J. H. Wade
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2026-05-29 05:25:56.086000
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100372
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Textiles
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T - Ecclesiastical
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Silk, gold thread; embroidery: or nué (shaded gold)
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