Chasuble Front with an Orphrey Band

Unknown Artist

15th century

Chasuble Front with an Orphrey Band by Unknown Artist

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

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