Chasuble

ca. 1650 (embroideries), 1800 (velvet), cut, patched and reassembled at a later date

Not on view

This garment is almost certainly a dealer's composite object, assembled at the end of the nineteenth century: though resembling a priestly chasuble, it is unconventionally large, and combines a very low quality, thin, and relatively modern patched velvet with an older set of embroideries. The embroideries, suffering substantial losses and considerable later intervention, are nonetheless of some interest due to their raised work technique: exposed cords, particularly visible in the architectural elements, were once wrapped with thread. The use of this type of stuffed figurative embroidery on vestments was particularly prevalent in eastern Europe, often executed to a considerably higher standard than displayed here.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Chasuble
Date: ca. 1650 (embroideries), 1800 (velvet), cut, patched and reassembled at a later date
Culture: possibly Austrian
Medium: Silk, metal, linen
Dimensions: Length at CB: 53 1/2 in. (135.9 cm)
Classifications: Textiles-Embroidered, Textiles-Woven, Textiles-Ecclesiastical
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of the Rembrandt Club, 1911
Object Number: 2009.300.2951
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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