Dalmatic and Humeral Veil
1675–1725
- Medium
- Silk, plain weave; underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-metal strips and purl, and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk in back, satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work, couching, padded couching, and French knots; gilt-metal spangles; edged with appliquéd linen, plain weave; embroidered with gilt-metal strips and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in laid work, couching, and padded couching; lined with linen, plain weave
- Dimensions
- a: 116.6 × 151 cm (45 7/8 × 59 3/8 in.); b: 241.2 × 50.5 cm (95 × 19 7/8 in.)
- Genre
- Textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
silk (fiber)liturgicalneedlework (visual works)costumeTextile