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Chasuble
Chinese for the western market
18th century
Object Place: China (for Western Church)
Medium/Technique
Silk satin embroidered with silk and metallic threads; taffeta lining
Dimensions
Center back length: 105 cm (41 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Textile Income Purchase Fund
Accession Number53.357
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CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionEcclesiastical vestment. [French-style] White satin chasuble embroidered with bright polychrome silks and gold metal thread in closely spaced symmetrically arranged design of serpentine stems, large scrolling leaves, and variety of blossoms, trimmed with narrow gold galloon, lined with bright yellow taffeta. Embroidered in China for the European market.
ProvenanceTransferred from Asiatic Dept. to Textiles.