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Dalmatic

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The Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom

Prelate's Sakkos (Dalmatic) of crimson satin embroidered with gold and silver thread, spangles and sequins, and lined with linen. It has a Polystavrion design, meaning it is decorated all over with ornately embroidered Greek crosses, as well leaves and flowers, with embroidered images of Christ, the Virgin and Child, and the four Evangelists. There are inscriptions of the patrons' names on both sides near the hem.

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  • Title: Dalmatic
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1600/1699
  • Location: Ionian Islands
  • Physical Dimensions: Weight: 3.4 kg, Length: 115 cm neck to hem, Width: 121 cm across hem, Width: 129.5 cm sleeve to sleeve
  • Medium: satin embroidered with gold and silver
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