Chasuble

19th century

Not on view

Though, at first glance, this chasuble– the tabard-like garment worn by a Catholic priest during church services– resembles sixteenth-century work, it can be attributed to artisans working in the mid-nineteenth century. The velvet is thin, low quality and relatively modern; gold-colored braid has been stitched to it to evoke the much more complicated multiple-piled patterning of a Renaissance 'cloth of gold'. The embroidery of the central orphrey panel is well-executed, using the same techniques as much earlier works, but the designs reveal a nineteenth-century sweetness in their aesthetic, especially facial features, and the raw materials are, again, of much lower grade quality, resulting in the degradation around the chest area, a result of wear-and-tear from when this was worn by the priest.

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Title: Chasuble
Date: 19th century
Culture: Probably Italian
Medium: Silk and metal thread
Dimensions: L. 48 inches (121.9 cm)
Classifications: Textiles-Embroidered, Textiles-Ecclesiastical
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1916
Object Number: 16.32.324
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

More Artwork

In the same medium

From the same time and place

A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.

Striding Pan, Andrea Briosco, called Riccio Italian, Bronze, Italian, Padua — Striding Pan
Andrea Briosco, called Riccio
1530–1539

Saint Sebastian, Alessandro Vittoria (Alessandro Vittoria di Vigilio della Volpa) Italian, Bronze, Italian, Venice — Saint Sebastian
Alessandro Vittoria (Alessandro Vittoria di Vigilio della Volpa)
1566

Rothschild lamp, Andrea Briosco, called Riccio Italian, Bronze, on a later wood base, Italian, Padua — Rothschild lamp
Andrea Briosco, called Riccio
ca. 1510–20

Madonna and Child with Angels, Antonio Rossellino Italian, Marble with gilt details on halo and dress, Italian, Florence — Madonna and Child with Angels
Antonio Rossellino
ca. 1455–60

Triton, Giambologna Netherlandish, Bronze, Italian, Florence — Triton
Giambologna
1590s

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.