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
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Madonna and ChildSaints