Chasuble

Curatorial Overview

“Chasuble is an internationally celebrated Silk, plain weave; embroidered with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk; embroidered in satin and stem stitches; edged with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave extended weft uncut fringe created by Spain (1775/1825). From the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.”

Object Details

MediumSilk, plain weave; embroidered with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk; embroidered in satin and stem stitches; edged with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave extended weft uncut fringe

Dimensions134.7 × 78.2 cm (53 × 30 3/4 in.)

Archive / MuseumThe Art Institute of Chicago

Credit LineGift of the Antiquarian Society

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Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Spain

Romanticism & Neoclassicism • Spain • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

Continuous Discovery