Chasuble
Author: Unknown
Production centre: Unknown (India? China?)
Date: 17th century
Material: Ivory silk thread, polychromed silk thread, gold metallic thread, twisted thread | Cloth: bright-pink silk thread | Galloon: gold metallic thread
Dimensions (cm): H back 121, front 112 x W back 78, front 69
Provenance: Guimarães, Colegiada de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira
Inventory No.: MAS T 17
Chasuble made of ivory silk satin with an orphrey in the front, laid out in the form of a Latin Cross, highlighted by a gold thread galloon. Direct embroidery executed with polychromed silk using shading stitch and stem stitch. The gold embroidery is executed with “ouro estendido” stitch and shading stitch. The filling displays the use of a beige silk rectangle. The decoration consists of floral and religious motifs (crosses), executed in several gold stitches.