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| Ushaw College |
With the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross being soon upon us, I thought I'd take this opportunity to quickly share a few historical vestments, chasubles specifically, that feature the use of a bold crucifixion scene within their respective designs.
Most of the embroideries you'll see here date to the period of the 1400's, and in many cases modification have either been made to the chasuble's original shape or the older orphrey has been re-affixed to a slightly newer chasuble body. Almost all of these vestments also use one of the most popular textiles from this particular period of history, silk velvet.
While similar designs can be found in other liturgical colours, in keeping with the liturgical theme of the feast, I've limited this to chasubles that are red in colour.
I hope you will find these of some interest.
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| Circa 1490-1510 with a late 14th cent. Venetian red voided velvet with golden pomegranates |
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| Detail: St. Paul |
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| Circa 1490-1500, Moravia. Chapel of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, Tovačov Chateau, Now in the collection of the Olomouc Archdiocesan Museum (Source) |
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| Circa 1524-1574, Turkish velvet |
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| German made from Italian velvet, circa 1450-1490 (Source) |
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| The Broumov chasuble. Czech Republic, ca. 1470's |
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| Circa 1513-1518 |
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| 15th cent. embroidery on a 16th century red damask. Located in Sweden. |
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| Spanish, circa 1400's |
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