Apparel made into cushion

Unknown

17th century · Silk; metal · Robert Lehman Collection

This apparel and another in the Lehman Collection (1975.1.1896), which were made into cushions, originally formed part of the front and back of a dalmatic (a liturgical vestment). They are of dark red silk cut velvet edged with fringe and decorated with appliquéd needlework in a design of scrolling leaves and flowers surrounding a centered basket filled with leaves and circular elements. The composition is framed by a narrow border, a straight branch-and-leaf motif outlined with cording, with a four-leaf clover in each corner.

Artist

Unknown

Date

17th century

Medium

Silk; metal

Culture

Spanish

Department

Robert Lehman Collection

Credit line

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975