Chasuble

Textiles

16th century

Italy

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Title: Chasuble
Origin: Italy
Date: Made 1501–1600
Medium: Silk, warp-float faced 3:1 'S' twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; Orphrey: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in satin, split, stem and straight stitches; couching; edged with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen diamond twill and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk plain weave tapes
Dimensions: 129.6 × 69.4 cm (51 × 27 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
Reference Number: 1911.326
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