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Chasuble

1730-1734 (woven), ca. 1890 (woven), ca. 1740 (embroidered)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Chasuble of pale blue silk damask ground. Embroidered with two types of silver gilt thread and with silver gilt strip, spangles and metal ornaments inlaid and couched work, partially raised.

Lined with silk, fancy twill weave. The chasuble is cut with a long straight-edged back and a fiddle-back front. False orphreys are defined by lines of angular scrolls and shell shapes. A Rococo pattern of flowers, angular motifs and shells covers the entire ground and is worked across the orphrey lines.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk damask embroidered in silver gilt and lined in woven silk
Brief description
Chasuble of silk damask, embroidered in Piedmont, Italy, ca. 1740, with silk damask ground woven in France, 1730-1734, and silk lining designed by John Ninian Comper and woven by M. Perkins & Sons Ltd., England, ca. 1890
Physical description
Chasuble of pale blue silk damask ground. Embroidered with two types of silver gilt thread and with silver gilt strip, spangles and metal ornaments inlaid and couched work, partially raised.

Lined with silk, fancy twill weave. The chasuble is cut with a long straight-edged back and a fiddle-back front. False orphreys are defined by lines of angular scrolls and shell shapes. A Rococo pattern of flowers, angular motifs and shells covers the entire ground and is worked across the orphrey lines.
Dimensions
  • Back length: 1060mm
  • Back width: 700mm (Measured by Conservation)
  • Front length: 910mm
  • Front width: 640mm
  • Display length length: 1070mm (Measured by Conservation)
  • Weight: 1.22kg
Collection
Accession number
T.402-1976

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Record createdApril 17, 2009
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