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| OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY. De Jesus family. by Maximo Vicente |
Originally appeared on The Sunday Time Magazine, 16 February
1969 issue. pp. 26-27
Elaborate embroideries of fine floral pattern generally
adorn the vestments of religious sttaues gracing the altars and the affluent
homes of today. The glitter of gold somehow never fails to catch the attemtion
of the human eye because of its richness. The leaves and the flowers as a continuous sheet of burnished metal.
Such an observation calls for a closer scrutiny leading to the discovery that gold threads and lintejuelas are used artistically for decorative purposes.
Such an observation calls for a closer scrutiny leading to the discovery that gold threads and lintejuelas are used artistically for decorative purposes.
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| Fine needlework in the making is shown here as four trained sewers from the shop of Maximo Vicente embroider gold designs on the silk foundation material stretched on the embroidery frame. |
Gold threads passed and sewn at intervals vary
considerably in structure and quality. A closer look that they are made by
winding a high-carat gold around some silk thread. Mrs. Soledad Vicente from
the shop of Maximo Vicente announced that she uses only threads imported from
France. This, in some ways, accounts for the forbidding cost of ordering a
santo for private use or for the church.
Furthermore, the gold leafing process used, for instance, on the Our Lady of Guadalupe in Pagsanjan makes it all the more expensive but pious individuals who are devotees of the of the Blessed Mother do not exactly mind the cost.
Furthermore, the gold leafing process used, for instance, on the Our Lady of Guadalupe in Pagsanjan makes it all the more expensive but pious individuals who are devotees of the of the Blessed Mother do not exactly mind the cost.
Some four sewers expertly-trained in the artwork on the
embroidery of one assignment for months. Different kinds of stitches are tried
after the silk or velvet foundation material has been stretched and temporarily
sewn to an embroidery frame.
Designs are patterned after that of antiques. Enterprising sewers try out original floral patterns. In some cases, the gold embroidery is lifted from centuries-old santos and transferred elsewhere because the original foundation materials fails to survive the onslaught of time.
Designs are patterned after that of antiques. Enterprising sewers try out original floral patterns. In some cases, the gold embroidery is lifted from centuries-old santos and transferred elsewhere because the original foundation materials fails to survive the onslaught of time.
Embroidering in gold used to be an uncontested
preoccupation of nuns in convents. Gradually, lay families took to the trade. To
date the tallere de Maximo Vicente which was established in 1908, has tuned out
a good number of religious images found in parishes all over the archipelago.
Its most recently-completed commissioned jobs include the Our lady of the Rosary which has a height of one meter and sixty centimeters, including the base. It was finished in time for the fiesta of San Fernando, Pampanga. An even bigger finished work is the Our Lady of Guadalupe statue, roughly 2 meters in size with a diamond studded diadem for its crowning glory.The residents of Pagsanjan are proud of it.
Its most recently-completed commissioned jobs include the Our lady of the Rosary which has a height of one meter and sixty centimeters, including the base. It was finished in time for the fiesta of San Fernando, Pampanga. An even bigger finished work is the Our Lady of Guadalupe statue, roughly 2 meters in size with a diamond studded diadem for its crowning glory.The residents of Pagsanjan are proud of it.
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| French-imported gold threads varying in structure and quality are used to bring the fine floral patterns on the vestments of our Lady of the Rosary. |
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