Easter Chasuble

"It glittered of itself like the threads in an Easter chasuble, and her skin was whiter than fine wheaten bread and her mouth as sweet as a ripe fig. . ."[1]

A chasuble is a sleeveless outer garment typically worn by the clergy.[2] An Easter chasuble would be ornately worked to represent the Church's socio-political status as well as to serve as an ceremonial piece for the Easter service.

[1] Wharton 1901, p. 9

[2] see Hornby 2019, Nr.