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Pall, Christ Crucified iconography, embroidery, church paraments, plant ornaments, sacred art, churches and chapels furnishings. Pall of cherry-red silver-plated silk fabric. In the center is an embroidered figure of Christ on the cross. Below the cross is a skull with crossbones. Around the edges is a wide border with a simplified twig motif with fruit or flowers. Green silk lining. Embroidery executed with silk yarn in a satin stitch on a low thread base linen and silk and metal threads plate braided on a silk core in a flat and loop laid stitch metal thread arranged in loops held by silk yarn. Embroidery with a metal plate laid flat and held in a cross-stitch manner with silk yarn and placed on a silk base and a linen string base description of the embroidery technique. 16th/17th century, Poland, liturgical vestment, height 19 cm, width 21 cm., A square textile with a worn red background features a central embroidered figure on a cross in metallic gold and pale beige threads with a small accent of blue, surrounded by an ornate border of undulating metallic gold lines and filled floral or fruit motifs in gold and pale beige with touches of blue and yellow; the textile shows areas of lighter and darker red wear and fraying at the edges, set against a neutral gray backdrop.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A12_280

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79.8Mb (5.2Mb) / 20.0in x 15.5in / 6000 x 4650 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pall Christ Crucified iconography embroidery church paraments plant ornaments sacred art churches chapels furnishings cherry-red silver-plated silk fabric center embroidered figure Christ cross skull crossbones edges wide border simplified twig motif fruit flowers Green silk lining Embroidery executed silk yarn satin stitch low thread base linen silk metal threads plate braided silk core flat loop laid stitch metal thread arranged loops held Embroidery metal plate held cross-stitch manner placed silk base linen string base description embroidery technique 16th 17th century Poland liturgical vestment height 19 cm width 21 cm square textile worn red background features central embroidered figure metallic gold pale beige threads small accent blue surrounded ornate border undulating metallic gold lines filled floral fruit motifs pale beige touches yellow textile areas lighter darker red wear fraying set neutral gray backdrop.