Chasuble
ca. 1450-1500 (made)
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This European vestment, used in the Catholic mass, was made of silk imported from the Mamluk empire. The design consists of staggered rows of medallions, which are framed by huge leaves. The medallions are of two different shapes, and both have close parallels in the decoration of contemporary bookbindings.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lampas-weave silk with additional gilt-metal thread wefts |
| Brief description | Mamluk silk made into a chasuble, Egypt or Syria, 1450-1500. |
| Physical description | A chasuble made up of green silk with an ogival lattice design |
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| Gallery label | Jameel Gallery
Chasuble of Mamluk Silk
Egypt or Syria
1450–1500
This European vestment, used in the Catholic Mass, was made of silk imported from the Mamluk empire. The design consists of staggered rows of medallions, which are framed by huge leaves. The medallions are of two different shapes, and both have close parallels in the decoration of bookbindings of the period.
Silk and metal-wrapped thread in lampas weave
Museum no. 664-1896
(Jameel Gallery) |
| Production | Made up into a chasuble in Spain, from silk fabric woven in Egypt or Syria |
| Summary | This European vestment, used in the Catholic mass, was made of silk imported from the Mamluk empire. The design consists of staggered rows of medallions, which are framed by huge leaves. The medallions are of two different shapes, and both have close parallels in the decoration of contemporary bookbindings. |
| Bibliographic reference | Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6.
This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021) |
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| Accession number | 664-1896 |
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| Record created | April 18, 2005 |
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