Chasuble with Orphrey Bands

Curatorial Overview

“Chasuble with Orphrey Bands is an internationally celebrated Silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with gilt-metal strip facing wefts and brocading wefts; orphrey bands: silk, plain weave with gilt-metal strip facing wefts; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk and cotton in satin, split, raised stem, and stem stitches; couching; edged with woven fringe created by Spain (17th century). From the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.”