Chasuble, Stole, Maniple, and Burse

Probably Italy or France, 1775/1825

A work made of silk, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-metal strips, spangles, and purl, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in couching and padded couching; lining and ribbons of silk, plain weave; d: lined… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Probably Italy or France ¹
Date: 1775/1825 ¹
Medium: Silk, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-metal strips, spangles, and purl, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in couching and padded couching; lining and ribbons of silk, plain weave; d: lined with linen, plain weave ¹
Original: 3,173 × 4,500 px ¹
License: Public domain (Art Institute of Chicago)
Credit: Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of William B. Edwards

Object record, Art Institute of Chicago

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A work made of silk and gold gilt strips, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts and supplementary pile warps forming cut, uncut, and voided velvet.

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