Caption

Chasuble., Liturgical vestment, 18th/19th century, France. Embroidered with flowers and plant ornaments; columns highlighted with narrow braid stitching and gold-brown darts. Edges trimmed with gold-silver braid. Blue linen lining. Length 95 cm, width 64 cm back., An ornate textile panel with a rectangular shape and rounded bottom corners, displayed flat against a pale background; the fabric shows an intricate floral and foliate woven pattern in gold and brown tones with subtle highlights of lighter gold, and there is a decorative vertical banding in darker brown that creates panel divisions and a chevron-shaped detail near the top, while the edges are trimmed with a narrow border that appears in contrasting muted green and brown.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A13_447

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Rights managed

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77.3Mb (6.0Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4501 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Chasuble Liturgical vestment 18th 19th century France Embroidered flowers plant ornaments columns highlighted narrow braid stitching gold-brown darts Edges trimmed gold-silver braid Blue linen lining Length 95 cm width 64 cm back ornate textile panel rectangular shape rounded bottom corners displayed flat pale background fabric intricate floral foliate woven pattern gold brown tones subtle highlights lighter gold decorative vertical banding darker brown creates panel divisions chevron-shaped detail near top edges trimmed narrow border contrasting muted green brown.