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Sheaves of wheat and bunches of grapes, symbols of the bread and wine of the Mass, are embroidered with silver-metal thread amid scrolling leaves on the green silk-damask ground of this chasuble. 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 chasubles in styles that identified deacons, priests, and bishops.
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95743
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Chasuble
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object
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95743
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object
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Chasuble
description
Sheaves of wheat and bunches of grapes, symbols of the bread and wine of the Mass, are embroidered with silver-metal thread amid scrolling leaves on the green silk-damask ground of this chasuble. 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 chasubles in styles that identified deacons, priests, and bishops.
date
1700s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q79477847
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Embroidery
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 104.8 x 66.6 cm (41 1/4 x 26 1/4 in.)
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Italy, 18th century
accession
1916.144
Source extras
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Silk and metallic threads: embroidery
tombstone
Chasuble, 1700s. Italy, 18th century. Silk and metallic threads: embroidery; overall: 104.8 x 66.6 cm (41 1/4 x 26 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1440
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T - Ecclesiastical
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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2026-05-29 05:08:37.654000
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95743
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Textiles
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T - Ecclesiastical
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Silk and metallic threads: embroidery
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photo
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