Maniple
1700-1750 (made)
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A maniple was a narrow strip of fabric, often richly decorated and matching the other vestments, which was worn over the left arm near the wrist by the priest during the celebration of Christian Mass. This example is decorated with a type of embroidery known by different names including flame stitch, Irish stitch, Hungary stitch, and bargello stitch.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered in silks on canvas |
| Brief description | Maniple, polychrome silk embroidery in flame stitch on canvas ground, probably made in Italy, 1700-1750. |
| Physical description | Polychrome silk embroidery in flame stitch on canvas ground. 3 applied crosses of embroidered ribbon. Lined with pink linen. Silk fringe at each end in blue, green, yellow and cream. |
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| Summary | A maniple was a narrow strip of fabric, often richly decorated and matching the other vestments, which was worn over the left arm near the wrist by the priest during the celebration of Christian Mass. This example is decorated with a type of embroidery known by different names including flame stitch, Irish stitch, Hungary stitch, and bargello stitch. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.661-1925 |
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| Record created | December 7, 2005 |
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