Chasuble
ca. 1743 (made)
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Chasuble of ivory silk taffeta brocaded with coloured silks and silver-gilt thread with a rich pattern of textured gold scrolls and floral motifs trimmed with flowers in coloured silks, some with gold details. Flowers include roses, auriculas and daffodils. The neck is trimmed with a broad band of gold lace. The texture is rich.
Taffeta découpure 5 threads. The brocaded silk wefts are unbound but there are traces of a binding warp on the metal thread, possibly a 3/1 binding taken from the ground.
Metal thread - Filé (or plain); Clinquant, a silver-gilt strip wound around a thread of frisé (or frost).
Taffeta découpure 5 threads. The brocaded silk wefts are unbound but there are traces of a binding warp on the metal thread, possibly a 3/1 binding taken from the ground.
Metal thread - Filé (or plain); Clinquant, a silver-gilt strip wound around a thread of frisé (or frost).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk taffeta with silk and silver-gilt threads, and trimmed with gold lace |
| Brief description | Chasuble of brocaded silk taffeta, made in England, ca. 1743 |
| Physical description | Chasuble of ivory silk taffeta brocaded with coloured silks and silver-gilt thread with a rich pattern of textured gold scrolls and floral motifs trimmed with flowers in coloured silks, some with gold details. Flowers include roses, auriculas and daffodils. The neck is trimmed with a broad band of gold lace. The texture is rich. Taffeta découpure 5 threads. The brocaded silk wefts are unbound but there are traces of a binding warp on the metal thread, possibly a 3/1 binding taken from the ground. Metal thread - Filé (or plain); Clinquant, a silver-gilt strip wound around a thread of frisé (or frost). |
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| Credit line | Given by Dom. Bede Millard |
| Object history | Registered File number 1990/1466. The church was that of A.W.M. Pugin and it is possible that the chasuble was made up for the church. It has a 19th century lining but is a particularly fine dress material. It can be dated by comparison with the silk designs of Anna Maria Garthwaite of 1742-1743. The large gold motifs are unlikely to be later. Since the Museum possesses all her designs for this period, she did not design this silk. It is perhaps the work of her best known rival, John Vansommer. |
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| Accession number | T.280-1990 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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