Museum ID: WNDRB : 2010.2.79
Religious purple stole with red fringes. Garment worn around the neck and hanging down like a scarf. Worn during Christian worship, by the Vicar, Reverend or other minister. This and other garments for Christian worship in the collection were possibly made by the Clewer Sisters, the Community of St. John the Baptist Convent. In the Christrian tradition, different colours represent different seasons or events within the christian calender but traditional or local use may be followed. Purple (any shade can be worn, with blue as an alternative) is the colour for Advent (December, up to Christmas day). It can also be worn from Ash Wednesday until the day before Palm Sunday, which is usually March/April each year, leading up to Easter Sunday. It can also be worn for Funerals. The exact date it was made it unknown as the Stole style did not change from the late 1800s for many years but the Curator's think this one was made between 1900-1960. The stole is one of a collection of about four hundred objects all relating to Clewer, Windsor, originally on display at Clewer Museum in the Lodge of St. Andrews Church, Clewer. The exhibition closed in the early 2000s.Measurements: 2510 x 950 x 40
Materials: fabric
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