Chasuble

mid-19th century

Not on view

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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Title: Chasuble
Date: mid-19th century
Culture: French
Medium: Silk, metal
Dimensions: Length at CB: 41 in. (104.1 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 Dr. Ruth M. Bakwin, 1961
Object Number: 2009.300.3222
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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