Embroidered Sleeve from a Dalmatic

Description

This sleeve belonged to an ecclesiastical garment called a dalmatic. Gold and silver thread form overlapping lattices with crowns on crimson velvet. In the scene, Christ washes the feet of Peter, who is accompanied by other apostles. Gold thread dominates, in the shaded-gold technique (or nué), its brilliance varying based on the density of the silk thread crossing over it. The resulting high quality could only have been achieved by a master embroiderer working from a good painter’s design.

Provenance

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Embroidered Sleeve from a Dalmatic

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1500–1525

Accession Number

1998.51

Medium

Silk, gold and silver thread; velvet, embroidery: or nué (shaded gold), split, satin, and couching stitches

Dimensions

Overall: 55.7 x 56.3 cm (21 15/16 x 22 3/16 in.); Mounted: 66 x 66.7 cm (26 x 26 1/4 in.)

Classification

Textile

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

John L. Severance Fund