{"product_id":"ivory-nativity-shepherds-stole","title":"Ivory Clergy Stole with Sepia Nativity Shepherds Scene for Christmas Eve","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a priest's stole in ivory, carrying a sepia-toned pictorial scene on each panel: an angel, two shepherds and their sheep, and, near the hem, a seated shepherd warming his hands at a campfire. It can be tailored to your own length.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDesign and symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead from the collar down, the scene opens with a winged angel above scattered clouds, moves to a shepherd standing with a sheep among distant trees, continues with two shepherds kneeling in their robes, crooks in hand, sheep beside them, and closes near the hem with a shepherd seated at a small fire. The whole design is worked in a single sepia palette, browns, tans and a touch of rust at the fire, rather than in full colour, which gives it the look of an old storybook illustration. It follows the shepherds' half of the Christmas story in Luke 2, the angel's announcement and the shepherds who \"went with haste\" to see what had happened. The image sits flat against the ivory ground rather than standing proud of it. There is no fringe or edge trim on this stole; the ivory ground runs plain to the edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLiturgical use\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhite is the colour of Christmas, and this stole's subject ties it specifically to Christmas Eve and to services that tell the shepherds' part of the story, including a Christmas pageant. It is not suited to Lent, to Ordinary Time, or to a funeral, where its narrative would be out of place; keep it for the Christmas season proper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA priest, pastor or minister leading a Christmas Eve service, a candlelight vigil, or a children's nativity pageant will find the sequence reads clearly from a distance, panel by panel, as the story is told.\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. Made-to-measure lengths from 84 in to 120 in cost the same as standard; beyond that, $10 is added for every further 5 in, up to 160 in. Give your height in the box above for a suggested length, which you can adjust; the figure you confirm carries through to your cart, checkout and order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee more in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/clergy-stoles\"\u003eclergy stoles\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/christmas-vestments\"\u003eChristmas vestments\u003c\/a\u003e, or read the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/vestment-glossary\"\u003evestment glossary\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/measuring-guide\"\u003emeasuring guide\u003c\/a\u003e before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Clergy Couture","offers":[{"title":"Standard 120 in","offer_id":49382772965611,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-SHP-073-STD","price":184.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure up to 120 in","offer_id":49382772998379,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-SHP-073-M120","price":184.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 121-125 in","offer_id":49408858849515,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-SHP-073-M125","price":194.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 126-130 in","offer_id":49408858882283,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-SHP-073-M130","price":204.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 131-135 in","offer_id":49408858915051,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-SHP-073-M135","price":214.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 136-140 in","offer_id":49408858947819,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-SHP-073-M140","price":224.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 141-145 in","offer_id":49408858980587,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-SHP-073-M145","price":234.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 146-150 in","offer_id":49408859013355,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-SHP-073-M150","price":244.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 151-155 in","offer_id":49408859046123,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-SHP-073-M155","price":254.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 156-160 in","offer_id":49408859078891,"sku":"TCC-STL-IVY-SHP-073-M160","price":264.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8375\/8571\/files\/ivory-nativity-shepherds-stole-1.jpg?v=1788952604","url":"https:\/\/theclergycouture.com\/products\/ivory-nativity-shepherds-stole","provider":"The Clergy Couture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}