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Chasuble

A work made of silk, weft-rib plain weave; embroidered in silk threads, gilt strip wound around a silk core, silk chenille threads, creped silk and metal coils in french knots, satin, outline and cross stitches, laid work, couching and paper padded couching; braid: silk and gilt strip wound around a silk core, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; lining: cotton, plain weave; glazed.
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  • A work made of silk, weft-rib plain weave; embroidered in silk threads, gilt strip wound around a silk core, silk chenille threads, creped silk and metal coils in french knots, satin, outline and cross stitches, laid work, couching and paper padded couching; braid: silk and gilt strip wound around a silk core, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; lining: cotton, plain weave; glazed.

Date:

18th century

Artist:

Central Europe

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Chasuble

Place

Central Europe (Object made in)

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Made 1701–1800

Medium

Silk, weft-rib plain weave; embroidered in silk threads, gilt strip wound around a silk core, silk chenille threads, creped silk and metal coils in French knots, satin, outline and cross stitches, laid work, couching and paper padded couching; braid: silk and gilt strip wound around a silk core, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; lining: cotton, plain weave; glazed

Dimensions

101.5 × 70.5 cm (40 × 27 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Grace R. Smith Textile Endowment

Reference Number

1982.202

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