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Set of liturgical vestments (cope, chasuble, burse, maniple, chalice veil, cope hood)

(Austrian, 1717–1780)
about 1760
Object PlaceVienna, Austria
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain weave with discontinuous metallic patterning wefts, silk and metallic embroidery
DimensionsCope: Length x width: 282 x 126 cm (111 x 49 5/8 in.)
Chasuble: Center back: 109 cm (42 15/16 in.)
Burse: Length x width: 22.5 x 23.5 cm (8 7/8 x 9 1/4 in.)
Maniple: Length: 795 mm (31 5/16 in.)
Chalice veil: Length x width: 59 x 59 cm (23 1/4 x 23 1/4 in.)
Cope hood: Length x width: 55 x 52 cm (21 5/8 x 20 1/2 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by an anonymous donor, Gabriella Beranek, and Linda Kaufman
Accession number2010.384.1-6
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceProbably by 1938, Dr. Franz Sobek (b. 1903 - d. 1975), Vienna; by descent within the family; sold by the descendents of Dr. Sobek to Rudigier Gallery, Munich; 2010, sold by Rudigier Gallery to the MFA (Accession Date: June 16, 2010)