Chasuble
This is the tabard-like garment that a Catholic priest would wear during church services. From a distance- which is how most of the congregation would have viewed the priest- the textile reads as a luxurious and expensive figurative silk. However, viewed up close, it becomes apparent that this is a considerably cheaper alternative, with the figurative design of lush blooms, verdant foliage and swirling ribbons all simply embroidered onto a thin and unremarkable plain silk ground. Although metal-wrapped thread is used throughout, and would originally have provided some glitter and shine, its quality is again mediocre: thin, base metal wrapped around very thick cotton cores, which have become visible due to abrasion in certain areas of heavy wear, such as the shoulders.
Artwork Details
- Title: Chasuble
- Date: ca. 1825
- Culture: Italian or French
- Medium: Silk and metal thread on silk
- Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1935
- Object Number: 35.71
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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