Chasuble
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Synergizing centuries' old Catholic practice with Industrial Age France, the two floral silks decorating this priest's vestment- a tabard-like Chasuble intended to be worn over the alb and other clothing when officiating church services- were woven on a Jacquard loom, using synthetic dyes. The whole is edged and ornamented with machine-woven gold-colored braid. The front of the garment's exaggerated tear-drop shape was fashionable throughout the nineteenth century.
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