Chasuble

19th century

Not on view

This tabard-like garment would have been worn as part of a set of liturgical vestments by a Roman Catholic priest whilst leading Christian church services. It is made out of a sturdy, mass-produced fabric created on a Jacquard loom, whose punch-card reading technology allowed complex patterns to be machine-woven, the pride of French technical innovation. Its pattern is boldly articulated with red and orange lilies against a forest-green background. The exaggerated tear-drop shape of its front is very typical of nineteenth-century taste.

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Title: Chasuble
Date: 19th century
Culture: French
Medium: Silk, gilt metal, bast
Dimensions: L. 39 1/2 x W. 26 inches (100.3 x 66.0 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Hilda Bettmann and Dr. Maria Henriette Kallberg, in memory of Hugo and Marie Anna Kallberg, 1980
Object Number: 1980.523
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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