{"product_id":"ivory-nativity-manger-stole","title":"Ivory Nativity Clergy Stole with Star, Lily and Manger Embroidery for Christmas","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Nativity Clergy Stole sets a small scene rather than a running vine: a gold star with radiating rays above, white lilies at either side, and a gold manger cradling a swaddled figure below, worked once on each panel of an ivory damask ground. It is designed for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDesign and symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cloth is ivory satin-faced with a tone-on-tone floral damask self-pattern, giving the ground texture without competing with the embroidery. Each panel carries a single compact scene rather than a repeating motif: a gold radiating star sits at the top-middle of the panel, and below it, flanked by white lily flowers, a small gold manger holds a pale swaddled figure resting on straw-coloured bedding. The reverse of the stole is plain, undecorated damask; the deep V opening at the back neck is visible but carries no separate motif of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe star stands above the manger as the star of Bethlehem, the sign that led the magi to the place where the child lay. The lilies at either side echo the purity associated with the Virgin and with the newborn Christ, and the manger itself is the plainest possible statement of the Nativity: God's arrival not in a palace but in a feeding-trough, in straw.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLiturgical use\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIvory and gold place this stole in the white season, and its imagery narrows that further to Christmastide specifically: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and the Nativity-themed services that cluster around them. It is not built for Easter or Epiphany, both of which fall in the same white class but call for different imagery, nor for Advent, Lent or Ordinary Time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA priest, pastor or minister leading a Christmas Eve vigil or Christmas Day service is the intended wearer. Because the scene is compact rather than full-length, it suits a minister who wants a Nativity stole that reads clearly from a distance without crowding the panel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLength and fit\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard finished length is 120 in (305 cm), end to end over both shoulders. Any length between 84 in and 120 in is made at the same price; beyond 120 in, $10 is added for every additional 5 in, up to 160 in. The product page will suggest a length once you enter your height, and you can override that suggestion with your own figure; your final length, height and any notes all carry through to your order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/christmas-vestments\"\u003eChristmas vestments\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/white-and-ivory-vestments\"\u003ewhite and ivory pieces\u003c\/a\u003e, or read our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/fabric-guide\"\u003efabric guide\u003c\/a\u003e to see how damask compares with plain satin and brocade grounds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Clergy Couture","offers":[{"title":"Standard 120 in","offer_id":49382754615531,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-MNG-043-STD","price":188.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure up to 120 in","offer_id":49382754648299,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-MNG-043-M120","price":188.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 121-125 in","offer_id":49408868909291,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-MNG-043-M125","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 126-130 in","offer_id":49408868942059,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-MNG-043-M130","price":208.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 131-135 in","offer_id":49408868974827,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-MNG-043-M135","price":218.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 136-140 in","offer_id":49408869007595,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-MNG-043-M140","price":228.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 141-145 in","offer_id":49408869040363,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-MNG-043-M145","price":238.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 146-150 in","offer_id":49408869073131,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-MNG-043-M150","price":248.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 151-155 in","offer_id":49408869105899,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-MNG-043-M155","price":258.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 156-160 in","offer_id":49408869138667,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-MNG-043-M160","price":268.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8375\/8571\/files\/ivory-nativity-manger-stole-1.jpg?v=1788952604","url":"https:\/\/theclergycouture.com\/products\/ivory-nativity-manger-stole","provider":"The Clergy Couture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}