Chasuble, liturgical vestment, 18th century, possibly France. Against a background of broken lines, wavy-winding sprigs of large flowers and plant ornaments are arranged in branches. Division into columns is emphasized by stitching of silver lace, supplemented in places with a different type. Remnants of decorative stitching of green glass beads and sequins. Lining made of thin green silk. Function: church parament/sacred art. Dimensions: length 103 cm; width 68 cm back. Report dimensions: width 27.5 cm; height 36–38 cm., A long, sleeveless textile panel laid flat, predominantly cream colored with a subtle satin sheen and faint woven floral motifs; it has a scalloped metallic trim running along the outer edges and forming two parallel vertical bands and a band near the top, the trim appearing in a silver-gold tone. A narrow green edging is visible along the sides and bottom, and the fabric shows gentle wrinkles and slight creasing. The background is a pale gray surface. Colors visible ...
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Chasuble, liturgical vestment, 18th century, possibly France. Against a background of broken lines, wavy-winding sprigs of large flowers and plant ornaments are arranged in branches. Division into columns is emphasized by stitching of silver lace, supplemented in places with a different type. Remnants of decorative stitching of green glass beads and sequins. Lining made of thin green silk. Function: church parament/sacred art. Dimensions: length 103 cm; width 68 cm back. Report dimensions: width 27.5 cm; height 36–38 cm., A long, sleeveless textile panel laid flat, predominantly cream colored with a subtle satin sheen and faint woven floral motifs; it has a scalloped metallic trim running along the outer edges and forming two parallel vertical bands and a band near the top, the trim appearing in a silver-gold tone. A narrow green edging is visible along the sides and bottom, and the fabric shows gentle wrinkles and slight creasing. The background is a pale gray surface. Colors visible include cream, silver-gold, green, and pale gray.

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Chasuble liturgical vestment 18th century France background broken lines wavy-winding sprigs large flowers plant ornaments arranged branches Division columns emphasized stitching silver lace supplemented places different type Remnants decorative stitching green glass beads sequins Lining thin green silk Function church parament sacred art Dimensions length 103 cm width 68 cm back Report dimensions width 27.5 cm height 36–38 cm long sleeveless textile panel laid flat predominantly cream colored subtle satin sheen faint woven floral motifs scalloped metallic trim running outer edges forming two parallel vertical bands band near top trim appearing silver-gold tone narrow green edging visible sides bottom fabric gentle wrinkles slight creasing pale gray surface Colors visible include silver-gold green pale gray.

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