Chasuble

Unknown

first half 18th century · Silk and metal thread · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

A rich and well-preserved palette of peach, blue, magenta and green foliage, spilling from silver cornucopias, elevates this relatively modest textile– standard, machine-woven as it is. Given its lack of any Christian symbolism, it was not particularly well-suited for use to tailor as a priest's tabard-like chasuble. However, the effect is undeniably attractive, and would have seemed even more so paired with the other, since lost matching items in the vestment set.

Artist

Unknown

Date

first half 18th century

Medium

Silk and metal thread

Culture

French

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of J. A. Lloyd Hyde, 1972