Symbolism in Ecclesiastical Textiles

Symbolism in Ecclesiastical Textiles with Marianna Garthwaite Klaiman Distinctive vestments and paraments have played an essential role in religious services going back thousands of years. The Episcopal and Anglican Churches have an especially rich history of their use from ancient medieval Opus Anglicanum “English Work” embroideries to contemporary creations by fabric artists using repurposed materials to computer generated designs. Using examples from churches and collections Marianna has visited, her talk, Symbolism in Ecclesiastical Textiles will take you on a visual journey through the many images found on ecclesiastical vestments and textiles. She has deliberately selected a wide variety of styles, time periods and materials to illustrate her program, including some fabrics created by Warner & Sons, a company that produced fabric for royal weddings and pioneered manufacturing techniques that have never again been replicated. Marianna Garthwaite Klaiman is an independent textile historian specializing in the study of Anglican and Episcopal ecclesiastical textiles. For over thirty-five years she has been an Associate of an Episcopal order of nuns, the Community of St. John Baptist in Mendham, NJ. She has been researching, caring for and cataloguing their extensive collection of vestments, paraments and archival materials. Advanced booking for this event is required. The talk will be live-streamed and recorded on Zoom. Attendees will receive access details via email on the date of the talk. Ticket booking will end 1 day before the start of the event. The talk starts at 7pm GMT and is no longer than 1.5 hours, including a Q&A session at the end.

Cost: £5.27