Section of Orphrey

Unknown Artist

1450–75

Section of Orphrey by Unknown Artist

Medium

Silk, gilt silver on membrane, paint, linen. Weft-faced compound twill with embroidery

Dimensions

12 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (31.1 x 14.6 cm)

Classification

Textiles-Embroidered-Ecclesiastical

Culture

German

Department

The Cloisters

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Cloisters Collection, 1999

Accession Number

1999.207

Tags

SaintsSwordsMen

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