Apparel made into cushion

Unknown

17th century · Silk; metal; linen; wool; hemp · Robert Lehman Collection

This apparel and another in the Lehman Collection (1975.1.1894), from the front and back of a dalmatic (a liturgical vestment), have been backed with a modern silk fabric and finished as cushions. The embroidered designs were worked separately and then appliquéd to dark red silk cut velvet. On each apparel a center medallion framed by strapwork depicts a saint in three-quarter view. Both saints hold books, and one holds a bow and arrow, the other a standard with two banners. The compositions are completed with more foliate strapwork and scrollwork (in mirror image based on a center axis) embellished with couched gilt cording highlighted with silvered thread cording.

Artist

Unknown

Date

17th century

Medium

Silk; metal; linen; wool; hemp

Culture

Spanish

Department

Robert Lehman Collection

Credit line

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975