Ecclesiastical regalia with Gold Embroidery
date: label: date made
content: 1720-1730
notes: label: Description
content: Ecclesiastical regalia for an archbishop. Possibly some kind of banner. Heavy gold and silver embroidery on salmon colored silk which is backed with woven linen. The silk is very brittle. A red cotton lining has been added later, as has the medallion in the center. One main panel and two side panels are connected at the top. The embroidery is done with silver thread (not wrapped on silk core). The center picture with the cardinal's hat, jalero, and city seal is probably a later addition. It has probably been repurposed from a dress.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mrs. James W. Pinchot, 1908
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.L6518
label: catalog number
content: L6518.000
label: accession number
content: 48717
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Embroidery, Metallic
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: linen (overall, lining material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold covered silk thread (embroidery material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (back material)
label: Physical Description
content: salmon and gold (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 43 in x 29 in; 109.22 cm x 73.66 cm