Surplice
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A surplice is a liturgical vestment of Western Christianity, particularly in Latin Catholicism, Evangelical-Lutheranism and Anglicanism. The surplice is in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton
Seminarian vested in a pleated Roman-style surplice with lace inserts, (shown in white) holding a thurible.
The Death of St. Bede, the monastic clergy are wearing surplices over their cowls (original painting at St. Cuthbert's College, Ushaw).
Abbess Joanna van Doorselaer de ten Ryen, in choir dress. Waasmunster Roosenberg Abbey.
An altar server stands before the priest during the reading of the Gospel in the offering of the Holy Mass at Saint Mary's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Helsingborg, Sweden
Vestment
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Vestments are liturgical garments and articles associated primarily with the Christian religion, especially by Eastern Churches, Catholics, Lutherans, and Anglicans. Many other groups also make use of
Surplice
…A surplice (; Late Latin superpelliceum, from super, "over" and pellicia, "fur garment") is a liturgical vestment of Western Christianity, particularly in Latin Catholicism, Evangelical-Lutheranism and Anglicanism. The surplice is in the form of a tunic of white…
Different vestments of kneeling clergy at the elevation of the chalice at a Mass according to the Neo-Gallican Rite of Versailles
Karl XIV Johans kröning by Per Krafft the Younger (1818) depicting Evangelical-Lutheran bishops in vestments during the coronation of Charles XIV John in Stockholm Cathedral
Illustration of liturgical garments from Acta Eruditorum, 1713
Ornate vestments which are used by the Catholic clergy: a chasuble, dalmatic, cope, and a biretta