{"product_id":"gold-brocade-stained-glass-cross-stole","title":"Ivory and Gold Brocade Stole with Stained Glass Cross and Burgundy Velvet Trim","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe body of this stole is an ivory-and-gold brocade with a raised woven pattern; burgundy velvet is used only as a narrow border along both edges. It is one of the most richly worked stoles in our range, and can be tailored to your length.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDesign and symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eNear the top of each panel sits a circular medallion: a gold cross set inside a sunburst of rainbow-coloured rays, worked to resemble a stained-glass window. Below the medallion, dense gold and multicolour floral scrollwork fills the rest of the panel down to gold fringe at the hem - foliate and floral rather than figural, and unusually dense. The ground cloth itself carries a raised gold-and-ivory brocade pattern, and burgundy velvet borders run down both long edges and around the collar, giving the piece a second colour and a second texture rather than a plain field. A cross surrounded by radiating rays is a long-used way of showing Christ's glory - the light that breaks from the risen or transfigured Christ - and the floral scrollwork beneath it is decorative rather than symbolic in any fixed sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLiturgical use\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGold is not one of the seven Roman-rite colours in the strict sense, but it is widely used across Catholic, Anglican and Lutheran practice as a substitute for white on the church's highest feasts, and sometimes for red on especially solemn days. This stole's scale and density suit exactly that use: Christmas, Easter, high patronal feasts, and ordinations, rather than an ordinary Sunday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCut as a presbyteral stole for a priest, pastor or bishop, it is built for occasions that call for the richest piece in the wardrobe, and it makes a substantial ordination or jubilee gift for clergy who want a stole with genuine visual weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLength and fit\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard finished length is 120 in (305 cm), measured end to end over the shoulders, with any made-to-measure length from 84 in to 120 in priced the same as standard. Beyond 120 in, $10 is added for every further 5 in, up to 160 in. The height box on this page will suggest a length once you enter your height, though your own figure will always override it; the length, height and any notes travel through to your cart, checkout and order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee it with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/gold-vestments\"\u003egold vestments\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/white-and-ivory-vestments\"\u003ewhite and ivory vestments\u003c\/a\u003e, the wider \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/clergy-stoles\"\u003eclergy stole\u003c\/a\u003e range, or read our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/fabric-guide\"\u003efabric guide\u003c\/a\u003e on brocade, damask and velvet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Clergy Couture","offers":[{"title":"Standard 120 in","offer_id":49382778634475,"sku":"TCC-STL-GLD-CRS-058-STD","price":192.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure up to 120 in","offer_id":49382778667243,"sku":"TCC-STL-GLD-CRS-058-M120","price":192.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 121-125 in","offer_id":49408868188395,"sku":"TCC-STL-GLD-CRS-058-M125","price":202.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 126-130 in","offer_id":49408868221163,"sku":"TCC-STL-GLD-CRS-058-M130","price":212.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 131-135 in","offer_id":49408868253931,"sku":"TCC-STL-GLD-CRS-058-M135","price":222.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 136-140 in","offer_id":49408868286699,"sku":"TCC-STL-GLD-CRS-058-M140","price":232.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 141-145 in","offer_id":49408868319467,"sku":"TCC-STL-GLD-CRS-058-M145","price":242.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 146-150 in","offer_id":49408868352235,"sku":"TCC-STL-GLD-CRS-058-M150","price":252.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 151-155 in","offer_id":49408868385003,"sku":"TCC-STL-GLD-CRS-058-M155","price":262.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 156-160 in","offer_id":49408868417771,"sku":"TCC-STL-GLD-CRS-058-M160","price":272.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8375\/8571\/files\/gold-brocade-stained-glass-cross-stole-1.jpg?v=1788952558","url":"https:\/\/theclergycouture.com\/products\/gold-brocade-stained-glass-cross-stole","provider":"The Clergy Couture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}