Cope with an Orphrey and a Hood
Unknown Artist
mid-15th–17th century
Medium
Cope-silk, Lining-linen, cotton weave Orphrey- linen plain weave embroidered with silk, gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen Hood-linen plain weave appliquéd with linen plain weave and embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk
Dimensions
Center back neck to hem: 47 1/2 x 163 1/2 in. (hem circumference) (120.6 x 415.3 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Velvets
Culture
Italian, Spanish, or German
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.1888
Tags
Madonna and ChildSaints