{"product_id":"violet-jesse-tree-advent-stole","title":"Violet Advent Clergy Stole with Jesse Tree and O Antiphon Symbols","description":"\u003cp\u003eA single bare tree, rendered in gold and silver, grows from its roots at the hem of each panel up to a star or a sun at the shoulder, with small symbols worked directly onto its branches along the way. It is designed as an Advent Jesse Tree stole for the O Antiphon days at the close of the season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDesign and symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ground is a deep purple satin, plain and smooth, with no self-pattern texture, edging or fringe. On each panel a stylised bare tree, worked in gold and silver metallic thread, rises from roots at the hem to a star on the left panel and a sun on the right. Small symbols are threaded into the branches on the way up: a further star, a gold key, an oil lamp, a gold crown, and, on the left panel, a small round object resembling a glass orb or vessel. The reverse is plain purple satin, unembroidered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Jesse Tree traces the ancestry of Christ back to Jesse, father of David, taking its name from Isaiah's image of a shoot rising from Jesse's root. The star, key, lamp and crown worked into the branches here are drawn from the O Antiphons sung in the final days of Advent, each of which addresses Christ under a different Old Testament title.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLiturgical use\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eViolet is the customary Advent colour in most western traditions, including Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran and Methodist common use, and this stole belongs to that season specifically, not to Lent, where violet is also worn but the imagery here would not fit. It is not intended for the white and gold season, Pentecost's red, or the green of Ordinary Time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA priest, pastor or minister who wants a graphic, single-tree treatment of the Jesse Tree theme, rather than a set of individual medallions, is the person this design suits. If you would prefer the fuller version with circular medallions, a reclining figure and embroidered Latin text, see our other Jesse Tree Advent stole, which is a visually distinct piece from this one despite the similar name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLength and fit\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe finish this stole at a standard 120 in (305 cm) over both shoulders, end to end, and treat anything from 84 in up to that same 120 in as standard pricing too. Ask for more length than that, as far as 160 in, and each extra 5 in adds $10. Give your height on the product page and the form will propose a length; change it if your own measurement differs, and that figure, together with your height and any notes, is recorded with your order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/violet-vestments\"\u003eviolet vestments\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/advent-vestments\"\u003eAdvent vestments\u003c\/a\u003e, or read our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/liturgical-colour-guide\"\u003eliturgical colour guide\u003c\/a\u003e for the season's full colour scheme.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Clergy Couture","offers":[{"title":"Standard 120 in","offer_id":49382803079403,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-TRE-048-STD","price":184.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure up to 120 in","offer_id":49382803112171,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-TRE-048-M120","price":184.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 121-125 in","offer_id":49408849903851,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-TRE-048-M125","price":194.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 126-130 in","offer_id":49408849936619,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-TRE-048-M130","price":204.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 131-135 in","offer_id":49408849969387,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-TRE-048-M135","price":214.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 136-140 in","offer_id":49408850002155,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-TRE-048-M140","price":224.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 141-145 in","offer_id":49408850034923,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-TRE-048-M145","price":234.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 146-150 in","offer_id":49408850067691,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-TRE-048-M150","price":244.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 151-155 in","offer_id":49408850100459,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-TRE-048-M155","price":254.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 156-160 in","offer_id":49408850133227,"sku":"TCC-STL-VIO-TRE-048-M160","price":264.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8375\/8571\/files\/violet-jesse-tree-advent-stole-1.jpg?v=1788954512","url":"https:\/\/theclergycouture.com\/products\/violet-jesse-tree-advent-stole","provider":"The Clergy Couture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}