Mitres

The bishop of a diocese has no testamentary control over those objects which belong to his office and which by law descend to his successor, such as mitres, vestments intended to be worn during Mass, etc. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

Garter stitch is very demanding, and I think there were also faults in my alignment of the mitres. ❋ Jean (2009)

This includes altar frontals, mitres, ombrellini, chasubles, copes, and a gold embroidered alb of Pius IX. ❋ Unknown (2009)

At the time of the restoration of the Scottish Hierarchy in 1878 the Marquis of Bute presented new mitres to the bishops of each of the six [sic] new dioceses - Galloway, Edinburgh, Dunkeld, Glasgow and Argyll. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The concelebrating prelates wore very dignified matching chasubles and mitres (although the latter ones are technically incorrect, since they should wear the mitra simplex): ❋ Unknown (2009)

It would be rather interesting to see photos of the other mitres as well if they are still extant, not only for reason of their beauty and craftsmanship, but also for reason of their tie to modern Catholic history. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Others pointed out that other bishops from the US, including her male predecessor, have been allowed to wear their mitres. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The blocks aren't hard to make, but they are a little more time consuming than some blocks because of the mitres - they can't be chain pieced in the normal way. ❋ Katelnorth (2008)

The abbey was filled with bishops in their peaked mitres, gold-robed monks and abbots, witnesses and royal invitees in their most extravagant gowns and jackets, jewelry and capes. ❋ Elizabeth Massie (2010)

It is easy to see that the front wall of windows cants outward from the ground up, but less obvious is that both side windowwalls are likewise canted, making for complex mitres at the corners. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Mr. Suchet was out that day with laryngitis, and to the average theatergoer, who had been expecting M. Hercules Poirot from television, it was indeed hard to distinguish among all those gray-haired fellows in robes and mitres. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Eventually the Royals will have 3 squadrons and the Household Cavalry will add a squadron of horse troopers sans mitres. ❋ Der Alte Fritz (2009)

In 1817 fashion swallowed up little boys of from four to six years of age in vast caps of morocco leather with ear-tabs resembling Esquimaux mitres. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Monseigneur Bienvenu, poor, humble, retiring, was not accounted among the big mitres. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Just as there are bigwigs elsewhere, there are big mitres in the ❋ Unknown (2008)