id: 95744 accession number: 1916.1441 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1441 updated: 2022-10-28 20:18:18.126000 Chasuble, 1700s. Italy, 18th century. Embroidery, silk; overall: 114 x 69.7 cm (44 7/8 x 27 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1441 title: Chasuble title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1700s creation date earliest: 1700 creation date latest: 1799 current location: creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade copyright: --- culture: Italy, 18th century technique: embroidery, silk department: Textiles collection: T - Ecclesiastical type: Embroidery find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 114 x 69.7 cm (44 7/8 x 27 7/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Opulent Fashion in the Church opening date: 2016-09-19T04:00:00 Opulent Fashion in the Church. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 19, 2016-October 2, 2017). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: The silk thread in this chasuble, a liturgical vestment worn over an alb, is exceptionally lustrous. The lavish allover floral and foliate decoration in pastel shades on golden stems and the ivory ground were embroidered with shiny floss silk—soft silk filaments that form loosely twisted instead of tightly twisted thread. The floss silk is crossed with parallel lines of thread in matching colors that are secured by a third thread from underneath, called laid and couched-work embroidery. The dazzling effect illustrates skilled workmanship. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1441/1916.1441_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1441/1916.1441_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1441/1916.1441_full.tif