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Source Description
Few velvets were woven in Italy with as many as six colors of pile, such as this front panel from a chasuble. The chasuble is the main sleeveless outer vestment worn by priests while officiating during Mass. The resulting weave highlights a complex animal pattern in which deer appear behind a fence and peacocks flank a fountain above—an artistic fashion that emerged in the 1300s. This complicated weaving process was gradually abandoned during the 1400s in favor of monochrome floral patterns that were often embellished with gold.
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123436
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Six-Color Chasuble Front with Animal Pattern
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123436
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Six-Color Chasuble Front with Animal Pattern
description
Few velvets were woven in Italy with as many as six colors of pile, such as this front panel from a chasuble. The chasuble is the main sleeveless outer vestment worn by priests while officiating during Mass. The resulting weave highlights a complex animal pattern in which deer appear behind a fence and peacocks flank a fountain above—an artistic fashion that emerged in the 1300s. This complicated weaving process was gradually abandoned during the 1400s in favor of monochrome floral patterns that were often embellished with gold.
date
1415–25
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q60762264
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Velvet
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 80 x 57.8 cm (31 1/2 x 22 3/4 in.); Mounted: 86.4 x 63.5 cm (34 x 25 in.)
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Italy
accession
1943.66
Source extras
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Silk, polychrome velvet with cut pile
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Six-Color Chasuble Front with Animal Pattern, 1415–25. Italy. Silk, polychrome velvet with cut pile; overall: 80 x 57.8 cm (31 1/2 x 22 3/4 in.); mounted: 86.4 x 63.5 cm (34 x 25 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1943.66
collection
T - Ecclesiastical
citations
citation
Weibel, Adèle Coulin. Two Thousand Years of Textiles; The Figured Textiles of Europe and the Near East. New York: Published for the Detroit Institute of Arts [by] Pantheon Books, 1952.
page_number
p. 141, no. 222
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 165
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Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts. Aspects of Late Mediaeval Art; The Mediaeval Conference, the Ohio State University. 1958.
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no. 6
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Bunt, Cyril G. E. Venetian Fabrics. Leigh-on-Sea: F. Lewis, 1959.
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fig. 4
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
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Reproduced: p. 60
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
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Reproduced: p. 60
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Mayer-Thurman, Christa C., John Maxon, Aidan Kavanagh, Donald L. Garfield, and Horace T. Allen. <em>Raiment for the Lord's Service: A Thousand Years of Western Vestments</em>. Chicago: Art Institute, 1975.
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p. 106, no. 28
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 67
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 06:21:05.514000
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123436
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Textiles
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T - Ecclesiastical
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Silk, polychrome velvet with cut pile
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