Cope
CultureItalian or Spanish
Date16th century
MediumVelvet, silk, linen, and silver-gilt thread
DimensionsOverall: 52 1/2 × 109 3/4 inches (133.35 × 278.77 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-84
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DescriptionCape of red silk solid cut velvet orphreys and hood of linen embroidered with polychrome floss silks and silver-gilt thread in split, encroaching satin and stem stitches; or nué, laid-and-couched work, and couched work, partially padded. On the hood: the Virgin Mary holding the Christ child, flanked by angels. On the orphreys: (left) unknown male saint (right) Virgin and Child with saints.Exhibition HistoryThreads of Gold: Brocades and Embroideries for the Church, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, July 2-September 1, 1985, no. 14.
Threads of Gold: Brocades and Embroideries for the Church , exh. cat. (Lawrence, KS: Spencer Museum of Art, 1985), unpaginated.
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