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Chasuble

mid-16th century
Medium/TechniqueVoided silk velvet with supplementary metal (silver alloy) weft patterning, gilt metal woven ribbon
Dimensions110 cm (43 5/16 in.); Legacy dimension: 1.10 from the shoulder to the bottom of the garment
Credit LineGift of Horatio Greenough Curtis
Accession number18.284
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceLent by Horatio G. Curtis, May 2, 1914
Altar frontal (one of a pair)
second half of 19th century
Altar frontal
1800–50
Altar frontal
second quarter of 19th century
Panel for carpet
second half of 19th century
Altar frontal (one of a pair)
second half of 19th century
Length of velvet
first half of 16th century
Altar frontal
second quarter of 19th century
Fragment of velvet
17th or 18th century
Fragment of velvet
17th or 18th century