Chasuble back
Not on view
This is a fragment: cut at the shoulders, it is the back half of a tabard-like garment worn by Catholic priests over their clothing when taking church services. The green and red strips of fabric are examples of very fine complex weave silks; intriguingly, both were woven to repeat the same pattern, but in different color schemes. On this garment, intentionally or not, the red strip shows the pattern in its correct orientation (with the crown element upright), whereas the green strips have been flipped (with the crown element upside down).
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