Chasuble

ca. 1775

Not on view

This tabard-like chasuble would have been worn by a Roman Catholic priest over his alb gown when officiating at church services. The boldly colored silk is an interesting example of cheaper production: to keep costs down, the silken threads of the brocaded elements, which define the figurative pattern of flowers and urns, were as thin as possible. As a result, many have been lost through abrasion, especially on the front of the chasuble.

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Title: Chasuble
Date: ca. 1775
Culture: Spanish
Medium: Silk
Dimensions: Length at CB: 42 in. (106.7 cm)
Classifications: Textiles-Woven, Textiles-Ecclesiastical
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Francis F. Randolph, J. Ogden Bulkley, and David T. Bulkley, 1944
Object Number: 2009.300.3040
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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