Medium:

Medium: silk, metallic yarns Technique: satin weave with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocade); bobbin lace

Dimensions:

H x W: 37.3 x 43.4 cm (14 11/16 x 17 1/16 in.)

Type:

costume & accessories

Dress for an ecclesiastical figurine

Made in:

Spain

Date:

18th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Dress for the figure of the Christ child. Made from the same material as the dress for the statue of the Madonna (1931-43-8). Trimmed on sleeves, down the front and along the hem with silver lace. Bit of lace edged linen with ribbon at neck.

Credit Line:

Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt

Accession Number:

1931-43-7

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4be895bfe-ac23-450f-ba31-6c28e6205f0e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1931-43-7