Chasuble

Central Europe

Date

18th century

Medium

Silk, weft-rib plain weave; embroidered in silk threads, gilt strip wound around a silk core, silk chenille threads, creped silk and metal coils in French knots, satin, outline and cross stitches, laid work, couching and paper padded couching; braid: silk and gilt strip wound around a silk core, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; lining: cotton, plain weave; glazed

Dimensions

101.5 × 70.5 cm (40 × 27 3/4 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Grace R. Smith Textile Endowment