Saint Catherine in the Temple Arguing Against the Worship of Idols
Object type: Roundel
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Culture: Flemish
Date: 1440–45
Medium: Silk plain weave underlaid with linen plain weave embroidered with silk and gilt- and silvered-metal strip-wrapped silk in single satin, split, and stem stitches, laid work, and couching (including "or nué" and undersided couching)
Dimensions: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm) diameter
Classification: Textiles-Ecclesiastical
Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession year: 1975
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