Chasuble
The date 1541 nestles in the center of this strip of symmetrical arabesques, curlicues, dolphins, harpies, and winged putti heads. Something of the original sumptuousness remains of this petit point needlework, although time and wear-and-tear have damaged it considerably. The design was sewn in gold threads against what was originally a blue background whose silk stitching has entirely degraded, revealing the canvas support beneath.
At a considerably later date, likely the nineteenth century, the two long strips of sixteenth-century needlework were applied as if orphreys to a thin, modern, blue velvet to evoke a liturgical garment– a priest's tabard-like chasuble– although it is highly unlikely that this was ever actually worn as one. More likely it is a dealer's composite, created to appeal to Gilded Age market tastes.
At a considerably later date, likely the nineteenth century, the two long strips of sixteenth-century needlework were applied as if orphreys to a thin, modern, blue velvet to evoke a liturgical garment– a priest's tabard-like chasuble– although it is highly unlikely that this was ever actually worn as one. More likely it is a dealer's composite, created to appeal to Gilded Age market tastes.
Artwork Details
- Title: Chasuble
- Date: 1541 (embroidery), applied onto current support at a later date.
- Culture: French
- Medium: Silk, linen, metal thread
- Dimensions: Neck to hem, orphrey: H. 45 3/4 x W. 6 1/2 inches (116.2 x 16.5 cm)
- Classification: Textiles-Velvets
- Credit Line: Bequest of Irwin Untermyer, 1973
- Object Number: 1974.28.201
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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French, possibly Paris or Lorraine
ca. 1691–94
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1683
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ca. 1683
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ca. 1683
Jean Henri Riesener
1783
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