Cope
1695-1705 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Cope of silk with gold and silver threads on white damask. With rows of large floral devices springing from curved bands in gold and silver and coloured silks on white with a foliage pattern. Morse in the same material, and broad orphrey with a close repeating design of floral stems in gold and white. Trimmed with gold braid and lace. Lined with red linen.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk damask with metal and silk threads, braid, lace, lined with linen |
| Brief description | Cope of silk with gold and silver threads on damask, Italy, 1695-1705 |
| Physical description | Cope of silk with gold and silver threads on white damask. With rows of large floral devices springing from curved bands in gold and silver and coloured silks on white with a foliage pattern. Morse in the same material, and broad orphrey with a close repeating design of floral stems in gold and white. Trimmed with gold braid and lace. Lined with red linen. |
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| Credit line | Alfred Williams Hearn Bequest |
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| Accession number | T.127-1931 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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