Cope with a Hood
Unknown Artist
early–mid-18th century
Medium
Silk, satin weave; underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work and padded couching; lined with silk, plain weave; watered (moir‚).
Dimensions
A (cope): 57 x 159 1/2 in. (full width) (144.8 x 405.2 cm); B (hood): 19 1/4 x 15 3/4 in. (48.9 x 40 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Ecclesiastical
Culture
Italian
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.1810A,B
Tags
Flowers