Chasuble
This chasuble– the tabard-like garment worn by a Roman Catholic priest in church– is part of a larger set of matching vestments in The Met's collection, comprising towel-like Maniple (43.22.4b), rectangular Bourse (43.22.4c) and Stole (43.22.4d). Made out of bright, mustard yellow machine-woven moiré silk, the whole is rendered even more brilliant by central embroidered motifs executed in shiny, gold-colored thread. The overall effect quirkily combines a centuries-old tradition of ecclesiastic garments with colorful, machine-made nineteenth-century technology.
Artwork Details
- Title: Chasuble
- Date: 19th century
- Culture: French
- Medium: Silk and metal thread
- Dimensions: H. 43 x W. 27 1/4 inches (106.7 x 80.6 cm)
- Classifications: Textiles-Woven, Textiles-Ecclesiastical
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1943
- Object Number: 43.22.4a
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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