Artwork : ArchiveNo00071

Chasuble 1820

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Contributor Name	Portsmouth Cathedral
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Location	Old Portsmouth
Collection Date	20.02.08 10am
Artefact Name	Chasuble
Artefact Description	Good condition. Floral design. The background is made from Cloth of Gold Silk (real gold) probably French and is embroidered with various shades of silk thread (gold, turquoise, blue, pink and red). It has been relined with pink taffeta. There is some wear to the shoulder area of the chasuble with both the Stole and Veil in good condition.
Artefact Date	1820
Artefact Stored	Canon’s vestry
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Artefact Image	Chasuble_2.jpg
Sample Taken	Gold thread from front centre
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History of Artefact	This is the garment the Priest wears for Holy Communion on feast days. There is little known of the chasuble's origin. Mrs Elvin and Dr Lynn Hulse from the Royal School of Needlework identified it as being an embroidery from 1820. It is also thought to be a copy of a medieval design.
Historian	John Friars
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Artwork Image	00071_web.jpg

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jpg	00071_web.jpg	manage	222.0 K
jpg	Chasuble.jpg	manage	74.3 K
jpg	Chasuble_2.jpg	manage	65.8 K