id:			149018
accession number:	1977.169.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1977.169.b
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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

title:				Apparel from a Dalmatic
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creation date:			early 1500s
creation date earliest:		1500
creation date latest:		1520
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Robertson
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culture:	Italy, early 16th century
technique:	Silk, gold and silver thread; embroidery
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Ecclesiastical
type:		Embroidery
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measurements: Overall: 41.9 x 54.6 cm (16 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Only for Beauty? (Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115
	opening date:   2014-12-08T05:00:00
	<i>Only for Beauty? (Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 2014-December 7, 2015).

	title:		Art of Embroidery in Late Medieval Europe (Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115
	opening date:   2020-12-19T05:00:00
	<i>Art of Embroidery in Late Medieval Europe (Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 19, 2020-April 11, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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wall 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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