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Sheaves of wheat and bunches of grapes, symbols of bread and wine in the Mass, are embroidered with silver-metal thread amid scrolling leaves on the green silk-damask ground. Liturgical colors—white, red, green, and black, purple, or blue—mandated by Pope Innocent III in the late 1100s were widely ignored by the 1700s, replaced primarily by a lavish use of gold, silver, and pastel silk thread embroidered on white silk fabrics. Long matching stoles were worn under the chasuble in styles that identified deacons, priests, and bishops.
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95736
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Embroidered Stola
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95736
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Embroidered Stola
description
Sheaves of wheat and bunches of grapes, symbols of bread and wine in the Mass, are embroidered with silver-metal thread amid scrolling leaves on the green silk-damask ground. Liturgical colors—white, red, green, and black, purple, or blue—mandated by Pope Innocent III in the late 1100s were widely ignored by the 1700s, replaced primarily by a lavish use of gold, silver, and pastel silk thread embroidered on white silk fabrics. Long matching stoles were worn under the chasuble in styles that identified deacons, priests, and bishops.
date
1700s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79477828
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Embroidery
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1
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Overall: 213.3 x 24.8 cm (84 x 9 3/4 in.)
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Italy
accession
1916.1431
Source extras
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Silk and silver thread on silk damask ground; embroidery
tombstone
Embroidered Stola, 1700s. Italy. Silk and silver thread on silk damask ground; embroidery; overall: 213.3 x 24.8 cm (84 x 9 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1431
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T - Ecclesiastical
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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2026-06-13 11:47:05.190000
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95736
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Textiles
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T - Ecclesiastical
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Silk and silver thread on silk damask ground; embroidery
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