Cope
c.1375 - c.1525 (made)
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Satin damask, brocaded with gold thread embroidered with silk and gold thread in split stitch and couched work on linen depicting scenes from the life of the virgin. The orphrey shows the following scenes, listed in chronological order, starting from the extreme right and extreme left: Rejection of Joachim's Offering (R); Annunciation to Joachim (L); Meeting at the Golden Gate (L); Birth of the Virgin (R); Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple (R); Marriage of the Virgin (L); Miraculous appearance of the Apostles to the Virgin (L and R; by an error this subject has been repeated, while the Annunciation of the Death of the Virgin has been omitted); Entombment of the Virgin (L); Assumption of the Virgin (R). The Coronation of the Virgin is depicted on the hood.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | brocaded satin damask and embroidered linen |
| Brief description | Cope, velvet, embroidered with Coronation of the Virgin, 1400s, Italian |
| Physical description | Satin damask, brocaded with gold thread embroidered with silk and gold thread in split stitch and couched work on linen depicting scenes from the life of the virgin. The orphrey shows the following scenes, listed in chronological order, starting from the extreme right and extreme left: Rejection of Joachim's Offering (R); Annunciation to Joachim (L); Meeting at the Golden Gate (L); Birth of the Virgin (R); Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple (R); Marriage of the Virgin (L); Miraculous appearance of the Apostles to the Virgin (L and R; by an error this subject has been repeated, while the Annunciation of the Death of the Virgin has been omitted); Entombment of the Virgin (L); Assumption of the Virgin (R). The Coronation of the Virgin is depicted on the hood. |
| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | The careful cutting and assembly of the 16th century damask suggests that it may originally have been a secular garment. This cope was formerly in the collection of the painter Attilio Simonetti, which was auctioned in Rome in 1883. |
| Historical context | Most of the compositions from Scenes from the Life of the Virgin are derived from Taddeo Gaddi's frescoes of 1332-8 at Santa Croce, and from similar sources and were current in Florentine-embroidery workshops over a long period; the present set dates from the late 14th/early 15th century. |
| Production | The Coronation of the Virgin, depicted on the hood, is mid-fifteenth century. Reason For Production: Commemorative |
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| Accession number | 580A-1884 |
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| Record created | April 20, 2005 |
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