Chasuble (Front)

Italy

Date

1701/25

Medium

Silk, plain weave; embroidered in silk, gilt-metal strip, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in double running, satin, and padded satin stitches; laid work and couching; paillettes

Dimensions

93.6 × 64.3 cm (36 7/8 × 25 3/8 in.); Lining: 96.1 × 65.5 cm (37 7/8 × 25 3/4 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Cyrus Hall McCormick through the Antiquarian Society