Unknown artist, French

This meandering silk floral textile is enlivened with metallic yarns in the ground fabric and a metallic bobbin-lace trim at the center front closure and hem. Fabric ruffles edge all the openings of the garment, and the silver bobbin lace, which is now darkened with tarnish, would have glimmered brightly when first manufactured.

A casaquin is a short jacket that falls to about mid-hip, and has a flared skirt and pleats at the back. Given its small scale, this example was likely a costume for a religious sculpture.