Chasuble back

ca. 1575 (embroideries), ca. 1800 (velvet) cut, patched and assembled ca. 1890

Not on view

This garment is almost certainly a dealer's composite object, assembled towards the end of the nineteenth century to meet the demands of the lively antiques' market. Though resembling a priestly chasuble, it is unconventionally large and combines a very low quality, thin and relatively modern patched velvet with a much older set of embroideries. The embroideries have been very heavily restored, indeed the saint figures (Saints Paul and Barbara on the front; the Virgin and Child, Saints Peter and Lucy on the reverse) may have been cut out of a historic textile and reapplied onto modern, embroidered niches designed in pastiche Renaissance style.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Chasuble back
Date: ca. 1575 (embroideries), ca. 1800 (velvet) cut, patched and assembled ca. 1890
Culture: Spanish
Medium: Silk and metal thread
Dimensions: L. 51 1/4 x W. 27 3/4 inches (130.2 x 70.5 cm)
Classifications: Textiles-Velvets, Textiles-Ecclesiastical, (not assigned)
Credit Line: Frederick C. Hewitt Fund, 1914
Object Number: 14.134.2a
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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