Continuing on with some Easter themed considerations during this the octave of Easter, and also continuing on with our consideration of vestments in the French tradition, today I wanted to draw our readers attention to two different copes. Both of these copes are comprised of earlier embroideries, dating to the 1600's, with the rest of the cope dating probably to the 1700's.
One of the things that the French tradition is known for, beside Parisian crosses, gothic revival inspired symbolism, velvets and so on, are floral lampas fabrics. This is particularly so during the eighteenth century when this aligned to the French tastes of the time. Typically these include bright floral motifs with strong contrasts, just as you see here in these.
But the real point of focus here are the beautiful shields that include not only embroidered vegetal motifs, but absolutely exquisite embroideries depicting the Resurrection of Christ.
The second chasuble contains an equally beautiful -- perhaps even more beautiful embroidery of the Resurrection.
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| Detail of the shield embroidery |
The second chasuble contains an equally beautiful -- perhaps even more beautiful embroidery of the Resurrection.
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| Detail of the shield embroidery |
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