Funerary chasuble

late 18th–early 19th century

Not on view

This chasuble was intended for use in funeral rites, made of black silk damask with black silk voided, cut and uncut velvet orphrey band on reverse, edged with gold metal thread galloon. The front orphrey band is embroidered with a cross above a tomb, the cross decorated with a looped band of metal thread suggesting drapery, all encircled by another band of metal thread with delicate rays emanating from the circle. The silhouette and the arrangement of the orphrey bands suggests that this was made in Rome.

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Title: Funerary chasuble
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: Italian, probably Rome
Medium: Woven silk damask, woven silk velvet, woven ribbon with metal thread, metal thread embroidery
Dimensions: 41 1/2 × 23 3/4 in. (105.4 × 60.3 cm)
Classifications: Textiles-Ecclesiastical, Textiles-Woven, Textiles-Embroidered
Credit Line: Gift of Helen Costantino Fioratti, 2014
Object Number: 2014.708
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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