Religious/Ritual Object
Dalmatic with Apparel and Orphrey Band
Spain. 17th century. 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. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Art Institute of Chicago.
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- Chasuble with Orphrey BandsThe Art Institute of Chicago · 17th century · 1891.13 · Compare side by side →
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Religious/Ritual ObjectObject type
Religious/Ritual Object is a type of object named in the museum catalogue.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Religious/Ritual Object” in its object type field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Religious/Ritual Object
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CottonMaterial
Cotton recorded in the object's medium.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “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; silk (fiber); fringe; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
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; silk (fiber); fringe; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk
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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
SilkMaterial
Silk recorded in the object's medium.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “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; silk (fiber); fringe; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
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; silk (fiber); fringe; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
EmbroideryTechnique
Embroidery is a making process named in the museum catalogue.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “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; brocading; couching (embroidering); embroidering; plain weaving” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
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; brocading; couching (embroidering); embroidering; plain weaving
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
WeavingTechnique
Weaving is a making process named in the museum catalogue.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “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; brocading; couching (embroidering); embroidering; plain weaving” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
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; brocading; couching (embroidering); embroidering; plain weaving
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
PlantsSubject
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “flowers” in its subjects field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
flowers
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