Chasuble, stole and maniple
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Three embroidered roundels, late 16th-century in design and of middling quality of execution, represent a female saint, perhaps Barbara, the Infant Christ, and Saint Francis. They have been sewn, along with yellow satin silk appliqués, onto two red velvet strips, themselves applied to later, green velvet, decorated with additional yellow satin silk appliqués, the whole creating the front and back panels of a chasuble- worn by the priest over his garments. They have been accessorized with a matching stole and maniple. Though the overall appearance of this ensemble reads elegantly from a distance, closer inspection reveals a thin velvet, loosely spaced (and therefore cheaper) or nué embroidery, and even painted in shadows on the cartouches.
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