Robe Item Number: Sf879 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A purple, gold and silver knee-length vestment with open sides. The purple fabric has floral designs woven in floating purple threads and overlain with another series of floral designs woven in gold and silver threads. Applied bands of woven of golden threads edge the garment and divide it into three vertical panels. The garment is lined and interlined with firm fabric which appears to be newer.
History Of Use
A vestment worn by a priest in the Catholic church.
Cultural Context
Chasuble worn by a priest.
Item History
What
- Name
- Robe
- Identification Number
- Sf879
- Type of Item
- robe
- Material
- cotton fibre, flax fibre, silver metal, gold metal and silk fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and sewn
- Overall
- height 99.0 cm, width 61.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- before 1966
- Collection Date
- between 1949 and 1966
- Ownership Date
- before May 4, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on May 4, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0711/0381