Dalmatic
c. 1785
Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and self-patterning ground wefts; braid and edge tape of silvered-metal strip and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk and cotton, bobbin straight lace; ribbons of silk, plain weave; lined with cotton, plain weave; glazed
109.3 × 112 cm (43 × 44.1 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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