Chasuble

France

Date

1750/1800

Medium

Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts self-patterned by ground weft floats; edged with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; lined with linen, plain weave

Dimensions

117 × 81.5 cm (46 1/8 × 32 1/8 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Grace R. Smith Textile Endowment