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Chalice veil

Chalice veil

Textile ArtsItalian18th-19th century

Chalice veil

last quarter 18th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Description

Square cloth of white satin ground weave with polychrome embroideries of grapes, wheat blades, leaves, tendrils around edge. In the center is an IHS monogram, with a cross above and three nails below, in a medallion with radiating beams. Stitches include bullion, satin and whip.

Classification

Textile Arts

Technique

Embroidery

Medium

Silk, metallic yarns (filé. lamé and frisé) and sequins

Culture

Italian

Century

18th-19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

64.1 × 66 cm (25 1/4 × 26 in.)

Provenance

Charles A. Coolidge, Boston, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1931

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