Dalmatic

Dalmatic of green silk damask, with yellow appliqué and embroidery, all decorative except for the letters embroidered in the panels on front and back: AV (Ave Maria) and IHS (Jesus Christ). The damask has a pattern of ogee-shaped compartments outlined by scrolling leafy stems, and issuing form vases decorated with imbrication; the compartments are filled with plants bearing flowers and fruit. Three large red and white tassels still attached to cords at neck.