Vestments from the Archdiocesan Museum of Warsaw (Part 2)

This is the second set of photos taken by a friend, Mr Anatole Upart, at the museum of the archdiocese of Warsaw, Poland, during a recent visit. In the first part, which I posted on Saturday, most of the vestments were liturgical white, here we have a wide variety of colors, including blue. Among the Slavs who use the Byzantine Rite, blue has become de facto the standard color for feasts of the Virgin Mary, and I have been told by a very knowledgeable scholar that they picked this custom up from their Polish neighbors. The dates range from the mid-17th to mid-19th century.

This chasuble detailed with the coat of arms of Poland was donated to the cathedral by Cecilia Renata, the Austrian queen of King Władysław IV Vasa (1611-44).

I hazard a guess that this violet chasuble decorated with the dove of the Holy Spirit may have been made specifically to be worn during the first part of the vigil of Pentecost.