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Collections

Chasuble Back1475-1500

Not on view
Embroidered liturgical vestment, deep red cut velvet with allover floral pattern, large cross of gold-ground silk and metallic thread panels depicting religious figures including a central crucifixion scene
Title
Chasuble Back
Place Made
England (embroidery); Italy (velvet)
Date Made
1475-1500
Medium
Voided silk velvet; metallic colored silk and thread embroidered cross
Dimensions
43 x 25 1/2 in. (109.22 x 64.77 cm)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch Collection
Accession Number
M.45.3.188
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward. Renaissance: Costumes and Textiles 1450-1620. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1979.
  • Velvets East and West: From the 14th to the 20th Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1966.