Chasuble by Italy, textile, 1501-1600

Chasuble

Italy

Year
1501-1600
Medium
Silk, warp-float faced 3:1 'S' twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; Orphrey: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in satin, split, stem and straight stitches; couching; edged with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen diamond twill and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk plain weave tapes
Dimensions
129.6 × 69.4 cm (51 × 27 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile
Culture
Italy

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