id:			146039
accession number:	1971.235
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.235
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Chasuble, 1675–99. Germany, Bavaria, last quarter of 17th century. Silk and metallic threads on silk tabby sewn down on a linen tabby ground; embroidery; overall: 116.9 x 78.1 cm (46 x 30 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1971.235

title:				Chasuble
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creation date:			1675–99
creation date earliest:		1675
creation date latest:		1699
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Germany, Bavaria, last quarter of 17th century
technique:	Silk and metallic threads on silk tabby sewn down on a linen tabby ground; embroidery
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Ecclesiastical
type:		Embroidery
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measurements: Overall: 116.9 x 78.1 cm (46 x 30 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Lutes, Lovers, and Lyres: Musical Imagery in the Collection
	opening date:   1989-02-06T05:00:00
	<i>Lutes, Lovers, and Lyres: Musical Imagery in the Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 6-June 11, 1989).

	title:		Opulent Fashion in the Church
	opening date:   2016-09-19T04:00:00
	<i>Opulent Fashion in the Church</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 19, 2016-October 2, 2017).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Raiment for the Lord's Service, A Thousand Years of Western Vestments. The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (November 11, 1975-January 18, 1976).

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PROVENANCE

	(Blumka Gallery, New York).
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wall description:
This rare chasuble decorated with angels, musicians, pomegranates, and flowers represents Sacred and Profane Love. This is indicated by two figures—a clear-sighted figure embracing a blindfolded figure—standing on a globe in the upper center and also by the musicians. The angels play soft-sounding instruments (harpsichords, harps, viole da barccio, and flutes) while earthy figures play loud instruments (tambours and hunting horns). The chasuble was most likely part of a liturgical set commissioned for a wedding. This entire chasuble is embroidered with silk and metal thread laid over linen and stitched in place. The exceptionally fine workmanship, lavish use of gold and silver, and brilliant silk thread create this sumptuous vestment.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Wardwell, Anne E. "Love's a Good Musician." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 60, no. 10 (1973).
	page number: 	p. 283-91
	url:		www.jstor.org/stable/25152502.

	Mayer-Thurman, Christa C., John Maxon, Aidan Kavanagh, Donald L. Garfield, and Horace T. Allen. <em>Raiment for the Lord's Service: A Thousand Years of Western Vestments</em>. Chicago: Art Institute, 1975.
	page number: 	p. 186-7, no. 78, illus
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 165
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n185

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