About This Artwork

France

Chasuble, Early 18th century

Silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, satin damask weave with brocading wefts; edged with woven tape and fringe
110.6 x 74.4 cm (43 1/2 x 29 1/4 in.)
Royalties from The Warner Fund, 1982.1388

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

The Art Institute of Chicago, Agnes Allerton Gallery, "Vestments and Liturgical Textiles from the Permanent Collection," July 27–October 9, 1983

The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Gloria in Excelsis Deo - Heralding a Vestment Collection" September 11, 1996–January 12, 1997

Publication History

Christa C. Mayer Thurman. Textiles in The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1992), pp. 50-51, 145.