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Burse and Chalice Veil

ca. 1906 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Burse and chalice veil jacquard woven in red silk, cotton and metal thread in a twill pattern.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Burse
  • Chalice Veil
Materials and techniques
Silk woven in silver and gold thread, lined with cotton and silk, backed with silk and edged with gold braid
Brief description
Burse and chalice veil woven in silk, cotton and metal thread, possibly designed and woven by Maison Henri Bellicard, Lyon, ca. 1906.
Physical description
Burse and chalice veil jacquard woven in red silk, cotton and metal thread in a twill pattern.
Credit line
Given by La Retraite
Object history
Registered File number 1986/991. Part of a set of vestments and altar pieces T.96 to D-1986.
Historical context
The Musée des Tissus Lyon has a chasuble with identical pattern on the back.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Mayer-Thurman, Christa Charlotte. Raiment for the Lord's Service: A Thousand Years of Western Vestments. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1975.
Collection
Accession number
T.96A&D-1986

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Record createdOctober 14, 2010
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