CHASUBLE

Description: 1. CHASUBLE: 125 X 115CM GREEN CHASUBLE IS OVAL SHAPE CLOTH THAT FOLDS IN HALF TO BE WORN LIKE A PONCHO. CHASUBLE IS GREEN FABRIC SHELL WITH BRONZE COLORED LINING. GREEN FABRIC HAS WOVEN PATTERN OF MULTIPLE CHI-RHO AND CROSSES. HAS ROUND COLLAR WITH NYLON BORDER WHICH IS RED AND BROWN WITH GOLD COLORED CROSS AND DIAMOND PATTERN. BACK HAS FLY OPENING WITH SNAP CLOSURE. FRONT AND BACK HAVE SEWN CROSSES WITH RAISED ARMS TO MAKE "Y" SHAPE. CROSS IS MADE FROM 9 CM WIDE EMBROIDERED BAND WITH GEOMTRIC PATTERNS IN BROWN, GOLD AND GREEN. CENTER CREST ON BREAST IS BROWN "Y" SHAPED CROSS WITH DESCENDING WHITE DOVE AND HAND HOLDING TWO FINGERS DOWN. GREEN ARMS OF CROSS EXTEND FROM HAND. 2. STOLE: 266 X 9CM NYLON STOLE IS MADE OF SAME MATERIAL AS CHASUBLE WITH IDENTICAL LINING AND BORDER MATERIAL. STOLE IS NARROW IN MIDDLE AND WIDENS AT ENDS. ENDS HAVE BORDER AND BROWN NYLON TASSELS. MIDDLE HAS WHITE COTTON LACE COLLAR SEWN TO SIDE. MIDDLE ALSO HAS CROSS MADE OF BORDER MATERIAL. NEAR EACH END OF STOLE IS GOLD COLORED EMBROIDERED FRENCH CROSS.

History: CHASUBLE WAS REMOVED FROM THE CHAPEL AT ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL BEFORE THE HOSPITAL WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1996. FOR MORE HISTORY ON HOSPITAL SEE P19960116001-GA.