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Chasuble

A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts and plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and silvered-metal strip supplementary facing and some supplementary patterning wefts; tapes of silk, gilt-metal strips, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, inner tape: plain weave with supplementary patterning warps; edge tape: plain weave self-patterned by warp and weft floats; lined with linen, plain weave; glazed.
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  • A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts and plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and silvered-metal strip supplementary facing and some supplementary patterning wefts; tapes of silk, gilt-metal strips, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, inner tape: plain weave with supplementary patterning warps; edge tape: plain weave self-patterned by warp and weft floats; lined with linen, plain weave; glazed.

Date:

16th century

Artist:

Italy

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Chasuble

Place

Italy (Object made in)

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Made 1501–1600

Medium

Silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts and plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and silvered-metal strip supplementary facing and some supplementary patterning wefts; tapes of silk, gilt-metal strips, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, inner tape: plain weave with supplementary patterning warps; edge tape: plain weave self-patterned by warp and weft floats; lined with linen, plain weave; glazed

Dimensions

116.8 × 69.4 cm (45 7/8 × 27 1/4 in.); Repeat: 28.6 × 17.2 cm (11 1/4 × 6 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Martin A. Ryerson

Reference Number

1937.1250

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