THIS ANTIQUE SCAPULAR IS VELVET WITH INTRICATE STITCHING AND ENHANCED. THE STRAPS ARE EMBOSSED RIBBONS. THE DECORATIVE BRASS ROD AND CHAIN WERE PROBABLY MADE LATER FOR DISPLAY. THE WORD SCAPULAR IS SHOULDERS IN LATIN. HISTORY OF THESE DATE FROM THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY. WORN OVER THE SHOULDERS OF MONKS, LATER PRIESTS. SHOWS DEVOTION TO MARY. EACH [Continue]