Harvard Art Museums > 1960.751.1: Chasuble Textile Arts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Chasuble (Unidentified Artist) , 1960.751.1,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Oct 13, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/214730. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1960.751.1 People Unidentified Artist Title Chasuble Classification Textile Arts Work Type textile Date 16th century Culture Italian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/214730 Physical Descriptions Medium Silk with metallic yarns filé Technique Embroidery Dimensions 99 × 54 cm (39 × 21 1/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Harry G. Friedman, New York, Gift to Fogg Museum, 1960. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Harry G. Friedman Accession Year 1960 Object Number 1960.751.1 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Chasuble of deep blue silk cut velvet with applied embroidery orphrey panels front and back. Front panels depict Saint James the Greater (top), a bearded male saint (bottom), both standing on a tile floor under a niche. Back panels from top to bottom are separated by decorative elements (a shell, a mosque motif and a stained glass motif): a half-length female saint, a martyred monastic saint and a half-length annunciating angel. Embroidery incorporates split and couched stitches. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu