Black chasuble from the 19th century
A black fiddleback chasuble bordered with a silver-colored fringe trim and a wide galloon featuring a rose and grape motif. At the center of the front panel is a raised embroidered triangle, executed in silver thread and sequins, containing the Hebrew name of God, Yahweh. The triangle is surrounded by rays of light embroidered in silver thread and sequins, and crossed palm leaves are embroidered at the hem.
The back panel is dominated by a Latin cross formed from a wide galloon, at the center of which is a raised embroidered silver crown of thorns. Above the crossbeam, rays of light curve upward. The chasuble was most likely made in the 19th century, in connection with the opening of the church. Based on photographs taken in the Old Church, it was still in use at least as late as the 1940s.
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