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Dalmatic, origin, 18th century, France; liturgical vestment fabric decorated with flowers, leaves, and plant ornaments; used as church parament for churches and chapels; length 101.5 cm, width 92 cm back., A flat garment laid out against a light background, showing a T-shaped silhouette with short wide sleeves and a slightly flared lower section; the main fabric is a pale cream color with an overall pattern of floral clusters in shades of green, pink, and muted red, accompanied by greyish floral or urn-like motifs; there are several vertical bands of a shimmering silver fabric running down the front; the edges and sleeve hems are finished with a metallic gold trim that has a textured, embroidered appearance; the fabric shows subtle horizontal ribbing and slight irregularities in sheen where the light hits it.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A11_217

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Rights managed

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78.7Mb (6.4Mb) / 15.3in x 20.0in / 4587 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Dalmatic origin 18th century France liturgical vestment fabric decorated flowers leaves plant ornaments church parament churches chapels length 101.5 cm width 92 cm back flat garment laid light background showing T-shaped silhouette short wide sleeves slightly flared lower section main fabric pale cream color pattern floral clusters shades green pink muted red accompanied greyish floral urn- motifs several vertical bands shimmering silver fabric running down front edges sleeve hems finished metallic gold trim textured embroidered appearance fabric subtle horizontal ribbing slight irregularities sheen light hits .