Pall (chalice cloth) – (Unknown Artist/Maker (German, 18Th Century)) ◄ Edellinen seuraava ►

Artist: Unknown Artist/Maker (German, 18Th Century)

Treffi: 1600

koko: 16 x 15 cm

museo: Museum Of Christian Art (Goa, India)

Tekniikka: Embroidery

The pall is normally made of cardboard covered with fabric, and is used to cover the communion chalice. This example, in white silk, is decorated with plant designs embroidered in gold thread; a Greek cross with trilobate arms, also gold-embroidered is at the centre. It is hemmed with an embroidered purl galloon.