Chasuble

Unknown

19th century · Silk and metal thread · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This chasuble– the tabard-like garment worn by a Roman Catholic priest in church– is part of a larger set of matching vestments in The Met's collection, comprising towel-like Maniple (43.22.4b), rectangular Bourse (43.22.4c) and Stole (43.22.4d). Made out of bright, mustard yellow machine-woven moiré silk, the whole is rendered even more brilliant by central embroidered motifs executed in shiny, gold-colored thread. The overall effect quirkily combines a centuries-old tradition of ecclesiastic garments with colorful, machine-made nineteenth-century technology.

Artist

Unknown

Date

19th century

Medium

Silk and metal thread

Culture

French

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1943