Vestments for the Season " Per Annum " : 3

In this Season  Per Annum  the Saint Bede Studio is pleased to present another set of green vestments, recently completed for a returning customer.

Figure 1.  Chasuble neckline.

This is in the style we call Saint Austin, being an interpretation of the Gothic Revival chasuble (itself a 19th century interpretation of the mediaeval form of sacerdotal vestment).  The chasuble is not wide - reaching only to elbows - but falls below the knees at the front and to the calves at the back.

The Studio has made many such chasubles, which have been found to very beautiful and easy to wear by our priestly customers.

Figure 2.

This set is made from an English ecclesiastical brocade, lined in a lovely shade of crimson-red taffeta.  The ornament is formed from one of the Studio's unique orphrey braids, called English Rose, in colours of crimson, green and white on a dark background.  This braid and the perimeter of the chasuble are outlined with a quatrefoil galloon in the colours of crimson and platinum.

Figure 3.  Ornament at chasuble shoulder seam.

At the Saint Bede Studio, we strive to avoid the idea that the designation Ordinary Time is a reason to make green vestments which are non-descript, or lacking in inspiration.  In the case of this set, it might be noted that the colour gold is absent from the ornamental scheme.  This makes this set distinctive; its colours are intended to be based on the colours of nature.  On the other hand, there is nothing about the ornamentation of the set which is in opposition to Liturgical tradition.  In a church where the walls are plain or even largely white in colour, such a vestment would stand out dramatically.

Figure 4.  Perimeter galloon of chasuble and lining.

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Figure 5.  Ornament of the chasuble.

Figure 6.  Ornament of chasuble with maniple.

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