Chasuble

Italian

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This is an appealing example of good quality priestly vestments produced in considerable numbers at the end of the nineteenth century. The silk was machine-woven, its bold, chintz-like pattern emulating earlier, eighteenth-century work, with mustard yellows and beige-browns cleverly used to evoke the pricey metallic thread effects of older textiles.

Chasuble, Silk, metal, Italian

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