Stole, Maniple, Pair of Amice

Italy or Spain

Date

Late 17th/early 18th century

Medium

Silk, warp float-faced 7:1 satin weave self-patterned by ground weft floats; embroidered with gilt- and silvered-metal coils and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped hemp in couching and padded couching; metal spangles; edged with tape of strips of plain and diamond twill weave

Dimensions

106.6 × 135.2 cm (42 × 53 1/4 in.); Weft repeat: H.: 18 cm (7 1/8 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne