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Orphrey

1500 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Embroidered cross-orphrey. The orphrey is embroidered with coloured silks and silver gilt thread with the use of split and encroaching satin stitches which are of raised, laid and couched work. The figures are worked on separate pieces of linen and applied. A series of saints are under the arches, each arch being set withn a red and blue border. From top to bottom, the figures are as follows; Christ blessing the Virgin and Child; a female saint who is crowned holding a palm, St Peter holding keys, St. James the Great with a hat and staff, St Philip holding some loaves, an abbess and a male saint with a sword.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Linen embroidered with silks and silver gilt thread
Brief description
Embroidered cross-orphrey, Germany, 1500
Physical description
Embroidered cross-orphrey. The orphrey is embroidered with coloured silks and silver gilt thread with the use of split and encroaching satin stitches which are of raised, laid and couched work. The figures are worked on separate pieces of linen and applied. A series of saints are under the arches, each arch being set withn a red and blue border. From top to bottom, the figures are as follows; Christ blessing the Virgin and Child; a female saint who is crowned holding a palm, St Peter holding keys, St. James the Great with a hat and staff, St Philip holding some loaves, an abbess and a male saint with a sword.
Dimensions
  • Length: 42.5in
  • Width: 21in
Object history
Purchased. Registered File number 1963/2142
Historical context
Bought by the Museum alongside T 174-1963 and T 182-1963 as one lot.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.174-1963

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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