Chasuble

ca. 1890

Not on view

This chasuble- the garment worn, tabard-style, by a Catholic priest during church services- is a modest example of modern production.

Artwork Details

Object Information

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Provenance

Title: Chasuble
Date: ca. 1890
Culture: probably Chinese
Medium: Silk, metallic
Classifications: Textiles-Embroidered, Textiles-Ecclesiastical
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; A. Augustus Healy Fund, 1945
Object Number: 2009.300.6534
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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