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Chasuble with Orphrey Bands

Chasuble with Orphrey Bands

Spain

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Date
17th century
Medium
Silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with gilt-metal strip facing wefts and brocading wefts; orphrey bands: silk, plain weave with gilt-metal strip facing wefts; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk and cotton in satin, split, raised stem, and stem stitches; couching; edged with woven fringe
Dimensions
120.5 × 63.2 cm (47 1/2 × 24 7/8 in.); Repeat: 15.4 × 7 cm (6 1/8 × 2 3/4 in.)
Department
Textiles
Credit line
Gift of the Antiquarian Society