Lithuania, 2nd half of the 17th c. (embroidery, painting), 19th c. (fabric, sewing)

On the back of the dalmatic, beside the floral motifs and adoring angels, there are two compositions symbolising the Dominican devotion to the Holy Rosary. At the top, there is an embroidered symbol reflecting the Holy Name of Jesus, because in addition to the universally popular prayer of the Rosary to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Dominicans also popularised the rosary of the Holy Name of Jesus. The bottoms of the dalmatics depict a traditional scene – the Mother of God handing a rosary to St Dominic. However, there is a unique feature that can be seen because depicted on the right side, is not St Catherine of Siena but St Hyacinth (declared the patron of Lithuanian in 1686), while St Catherine is instead embroidered on the front of the dalmatics.