Chasuble Front with an Orphrey Band
Unknown Artist
15th century
Medium
Silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk plain weave, brocaded with gilt metal thread. Binding tape: cotton plain weave Lining: linen plain weave, glazed Front Orphrey band: silk, linen, and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen
Dimensions
33 1/8 x 21 1/4 in. (84.1 x 54 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Ecclesiastical
Culture
Italian, Spanish or Turkish, German
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.1851A