Cope made for Antonio Barberini (1607-1671), Grand Prior of Rome in the Order of Saint John and the Knights of Malta

Medium

Embroidery in silk and metal thread, on lampas with four pattern wefts tied in twill weave, with applied gold fringes

Dimensions

H. 52 1/2 x W. 119 inches (133.4 x 302.3 cm)

Classification

Textiles-Woven|Textiles-Ecclesiastical

Culture

Italian

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Walter Jennings, 1911

Accession Number

11.101