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Chasuble - White Festive Vestment

Nicolo Bovi1744 - 1749

Museu de São Roque

Museu de São Roque
Lisboa, Portugal

This chasuble is a part of the festive white liturgical vestment, composed of 7 pieces, that stands out from all the rest of the collection for its intense and shiny decoration. In effect, these vestments were created covering the background entirely with embroidery in stretched silver thread in the shape of a shiny opaque zig-zag (or spine) motif, over which small floral compositions are arranged in an orderly manner. On the central section of the chasuble, appear larger elements of inventive shape made of facing volutes. The presence of so many sequins gives it a particular effect, which make the surface yet more shiny.

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  • Title: Chasuble - White Festive Vestment
  • Creator Lifespan: Unknown
  • Creator Nationality: Italian; italian
  • Creator Gender: Male; male
  • Date: 1744 - 1749
  • Physical Dimensions: w72 x h106 cm
  • Provenance: Museu de São Roque/Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa
  • Type: Liturgical vestement
  • Rights: Museu de São Roque/Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa
  • External Link: Museu de São Roque/Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa
  • Medium: Gros de Tours (ribbed silk), white linen fabric with silver thread, embroidered in gold relief, with sequins and spangles. Galloons in gold thread.
  • Manufactured: Rome, Italy
  • Function: The dalmatic is a liturgical vestment included in the group made up of amice, alb, cincture, maniple and stole, destined for the ecclesiastical category of the deacons of the Catholic Church. The dalmatic would have been called initially “levitonarium”, as it was used by Levites or deacons. Initially its shape consisted of a body and long sleeves, and with openings on the sides for comfort. In the Gothic times the openings prolonged to the armholes, having reached to complete side openings in the 16th century. The current shape was adopted in the 18th century.
  • Embroiderer; tailor: Nicolo Bovi
Museu de São Roque

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