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Source Description
This costly woven silk with brilliant strips of gold foil features landscapes with blossoming trees and architecture, motifs that were popular by the 1760s. Its asymmetrical pattern suggests it was designed as a furnishing fabric rather than for clothing. Perhaps it was donated by a faithful parishioner to be made into an ecclesiastical vestment in a well-established practice.
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Document identity
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153317
label
Chasuble
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153317
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object
title
Chasuble
description
This costly woven silk with brilliant strips of gold foil features landscapes with blossoming trees and architecture, motifs that were popular by the 1760s. Its asymmetrical pattern suggests it was designed as a furnishing fabric rather than for clothing. Perhaps it was donated by a faithful parishioner to be made into an ecclesiastical vestment in a well-established practice.
date
c. 1760–70
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CC0
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en
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Q79939051
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Textile
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 121.8 x 73 cm (47 15/16 x 28 3/4 in.)
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France, Lyon
accession
1986.29
Source extras
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taffeta, brocaded; silk, silver, and gold thread
tombstone
Chasuble, c. 1760–70. France, Lyon. Taffeta, brocaded; silk, silver, and gold thread; overall: 121.8 x 73 cm (47 15/16 x 28 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1986.29
collection
T - Ecclesiastical
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John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 07:55:00.985000
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153317
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Textiles
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T - Ecclesiastical
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taffeta, brocaded; silk, silver, and gold thread
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