Chasuble and maniple

Unknown

second quarter 18th century · Silk, metal · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This tabard-like Chasuble and matching towel-evoking Maniple, made for a Roman Catholic priest to wear while officiating church services, is in magnificent condition. Its tailor matched the bright floral of its very fine figurative woven silk to glorious effect, keeping the pattern symmetrical across panels and using glittering, gilded, woven ribbon throughout. The rich blue damask lining is also original.

Artist

Unknown

Date

second quarter 18th century

Medium

Silk, metal

Culture

Italian or French

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Francis F. Randolph, J. Ogden Bulkley, and David T. Bulkley, 1944