Ecclesiastic veil
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Textile
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1349637.4
Summary
Ecclesiastic veil - Part of a set of Roman Catholic festal vestments reversing to requiem. One side yelow silk damask trimmed with yellow woven patterned silk braid partly woven en disposition. Side 2 thin black sarcenet trimmed with cream cotton/silk braid. The braid on the chasuble forms 2 orphreys in the front and a Latin cross at the back. The stole has a Greek cross in braid as do the maniple and the veil. (male) (ecclesiastic garment)
Provenance
Given to National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade