Chasuble
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Showcasing the bright, acidic colors of synthetic dyes, the boldly patterned, machine-woven brocaded damask textile of this object was probably originally intended as upholstery fabric, with a bulky, thick weave and multiple colored supplementary wefts intended to stand the wear and tear of furniture coverings. Around the beginning of the twentieth century, this textile was repurposed to create this garment, which imitates a chasuble (worn by the Catholic priest over his clothing when officiating at church services) but was almost certainly made not for liturgical wear but to appeal to the tastes of the art market.
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