Dalmatic with Apparel and Orphrey Band

Curatorial Overview

“Dalmatic with Apparel and Orphrey Band is an internationally celebrated Silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with gilt-metal strip facing wefts and brocading wefts; apparels and orphrey bands: silk, plain weave with gilt-metal strip facing wefts; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk and cotton in satin, split, raised stem, and stem stitches; couching; edged with woven fringe created by Spain (17th century). From the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.”