Angel musicians

Unknown (German)

Item type:

textile, clothing and costume

Date of creation:

1675-1699

Height:

116.9 cm  (46 in.)

Width:

78.1 cm  (30 3/4 in.)

Technique / Medium:

embroidery, silk and metallic threads, on silk tabby sewn down on a linen tabby ground

Description

Chasuble: Back left (top to bottom): an angel plays a violin with a bow; a banner of music; an angel plays a harp; a banner of music; an angel sings, holding and using music, accompanied by another angel playing a two-manual harpsichord, also using music. Back center (top to bottom): two angels each play a pair of kettle drums with one hand; a stand with music is between them. Back right: a mirror of the left side as above. Front: same as back except for the omission of the violin player due to the cut of the garment.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violin [3573]
Harp [3285]
Harpsichord [2251] (two-manual (no black keys))
Kettledrum [2887]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

2138