Chasuble
With glorious invention, the creator of this Chasuble (a tabard-like vestment worn by a Catholic priest over his clothing when leading church services) has quilted and appliquéd together shaped patches to create the illusion of an expensive and older figurative woven silk or high-end needlework. Amongst the appliquéd fabrics are woven silks including damasks, and even printed cottons. The dedicated amateur creating this has assembled a gently symmetrical, vibrant pattern, whose vivid colors are still readily appreciable.
Artwork Details
- Title: Chasuble
- Date: mid-19th century
- Culture: probably Portuguese
- Medium: Silk, metal
- Dimensions: Length at CB: 41 in. (104.1 cm)
- Classifications: Textiles-Embroidered, Textiles-Ecclesiastical
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Museum Expedition 1920, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
- Object Number: 2009.300.3398
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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