Two embroidered borders from a liturgical vestment
Two embroidered borders from a liturgical vestment
Dark red silk velvet with appliqués in silver thread (possibly with yellow centre), red and white silk fringe trim. Finely embroidered depiction of a tiered Renaissance fountain motif with symmetrical foliate scrolls and grotesques. Presumably designed for a chasuble or dalmatic. Framed under glass, H 127.5 and 125, W 29.5 cm.
Spain, 16th century.
Certificate
With an expertise by Danièle Véron-Denise.
Literature
Cf. Durian-Ress, Textilien Sammlung Bernheimer Paramente 15. - 19. Jahrhundert, Munich 1991, no. 62.
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Two embroidered borders from a liturgical vestment
Dark red silk velvet with appliqués in silver thread (possibly with yellow centre), red and white silk fringe trim. Finely embroidered depiction of a tiered Renaissance fountain motif with symmetrical foliate scrolls and grotesques. Presumably designed for a chasuble or dalmatic. Framed under glass, H 127.5 and 125, W 29.5 cm.
Spain, 16th century.
Certificate
With an expertise by Danièle Véron-Denise.
Literature
Cf. Durian-Ress, Textilien Sammlung Bernheimer Paramente 15. - 19. Jahrhundert, Munich 1991, no. 62.
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