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Chasuble Back with an Orphrey
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Chasuble Back with an Orphrey

15th century · Silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk plain weave, brocaded with gilt metal thread. Binding tape: cotton plain weave Lining: linen plain weave, glazed Orphrey Cross: linen plain weave appliqué with silk, gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen, wool, and hemp.

From the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

Credit lineChasuble Back with an Orphrey. 15th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975. CC0.

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