Davenport High Mass Set

Davenport High Mass SetThe Davenport fabric, exclusive to Watts & Co, was re woven to celebrate the centenary of G. F. Bodley, its designer, in 2007. The patterns' origins can be found in Venice from the time of the Doge and most famously can be seen as the hanging in Hans Holbein the Younger's 'The Ambassadors'. It is combined here with Y orphreys in Watts Gothic Trellis braid, referencing the church architecture of the Gothic Revival. This creates an apt link to our

the great maintainers of Romanitas traditions

Francis range is available in Green

The Low Mass Set includes: chasuble

It is combined with orphreys in our Blue Hilliard Silk Damask

giving reference to the multiplicity of Pugin's work

with a triangular hood and morse but no orphreys

The cotton composition of this Cloth of Gold provides a weight and drape that is perfect for traditional Roman or Spanish vestments

the Marian maniple is lined in a gold cotton sateen

allows the beauty of the wild silk to be seen

This creates an apt link to our architectural roots

it is combined with Y orphreys of our Watts Gothic Trellis braid

The addition of this orphrey alongside classic liturgical colours produces a exquisitely authentic Gothic Revival-style vestment