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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1931.21
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Chasuble
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Date
last quarter 18th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Italy
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/229078

Physical Descriptions

Medium
silk, metallic yarns (filé. lamé and frisé) and sequins
Technique
Embroidery

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Charles A. Coolidge, Boston, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1931

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Charles A. Coolidge
Accession Year
1931
Object Number
1931.21
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
White satin ground weave with polychrome embroideries of grapes, wheat sheaves, leaves and tendrils surrounding a central orphrey panel containing a vase with wheat sheaves and a palmette, defined by gold metallic trim. Stitches include bullion, satin, whip, and padding is used to give relief to palmettes, vase and borders. Lining is salmon pink with a red border.

Verification Level

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