Embroidered panel: in the center, a bust of a woman holding a sword in front of a toothed wheel. Front view.

Adornment for a dalmatic, facing, Cl. 23944 a © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Detail of an embroidery: medallion with a crowned bust of a woman holding a sword in front of a toothed wheel. Front view.

Adornment for a dalmatic, facing, Cl. 23944 a (detail) © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Detail of an embroidery: stylized vegetal motifs. Front view.

Adornment for a dalmatic, facing, Cl. 23944 a (detail) © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Embroidered panel with stylized vegetal motifs. Front view.

Adornment for a dalmatic, cuff, Cl. 23944 b © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Detail of an embroidered fabric adorned with stylized vegetal motifs. Front view.

Adornment for a dalmatic, cuff, Cl. 23944 b (detail) © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Embroidered panel with stylized vegetal motifs. Front view.

Adornment for a dalmatic, cuff, Cl. 23944 c © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Detail of an embroidered fabric adorned with stylized vegetal motifs. Front view.

Adornment for a dalmatic, cuff, Cl. 23944 c (detail) © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Three adornments for a dalmatic

Description

Not on display

Late 15th century

Late Middle Ages

These three embroidered panels are decorative elements on a dalmatic. 

The largest panel is a facing that was stitched onto the front of the dalmatic, while the other two formed "cuffs" decorating the ends of the sleeves.

The centre of the facing is decorated with a medallion depicting Saint Catherine in bust form. A decor of plant scrollwork unfurls around the central medallion and on the cuffs.

The embroidery is particularly refined: the wide braids have raised patterns of fine gold yarn, and the inside of the panels are fully embroidered using the or nué technique.
 

From one artwork to another

Lead object: boat with an inscription on the sail carrying a Virgin and Child. Front view.

Pilgrimage badge, Notre-Dame, Cl. 4697 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Pilgrimage badges

13th century - 14th century - 15th century