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Source Description
This lavishly enriched embroidery, known as an
apparel, is part of a set that originally embellished a dalmatic, an ecclesiastical garment, one on the
front above the hem and another on the back. Gold and silver thread form the striking strapwork,
or interlaced scrolls, of blossoms and leaves. The
variety of stitches would have made the embroidery sparkle in low light levels, such as in a candlelit
church. Some are worked in straight lines, others in curved contours, while still others create more
textured basket-weave effects.
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Document identity
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149018
label
Apparel from a Dalmatic
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149018
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object
title
Apparel from a Dalmatic
description
This lavishly enriched embroidery, known as an
apparel, is part of a set that originally embellished a dalmatic, an ecclesiastical garment, one on the
front above the hem and another on the back. Gold and silver thread form the striking strapwork,
or interlaced scrolls, of blossoms and leaves. The
variety of stitches would have made the embroidery sparkle in low light levels, such as in a candlelit
church. Some are worked in straight lines, others in curved contours, while still others create more
textured basket-weave effects.
date
early 1500s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79929739
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Embroidery
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 41.9 x 54.6 cm (16 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.)
cul
Italy, early 16th century
accession
1977.169.b
Source extras
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Silk, gold and silver thread; embroidery
tombstone
Apparel from a Dalmatic, early 1500s. Italy, early 16th century. Silk, gold and silver thread; embroidery; overall: 41.9 x 54.6 cm (16 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Robertson, 1977.169.b
collection
T - Ecclesiastical
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Robertson
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2026-05-29 07:39:12.631000
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149018
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Textiles
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T - Ecclesiastical
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Silk, gold and silver thread; embroidery
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