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Cope with an Orphrey and a Hood
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Cope with an Orphrey and a Hood

15th–16th century · Cope: silk warp-float faced 4/1 satin weave with linen plain weave lining. Orphrey: linen plain weave with silk and gilt- and silvered- metal strip wrapped silk in satin and split stitches, laid work, couching, and padded couching. Fringe: silk, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk. Lining: cotton plain weave. Hood: linen plain weave embroidered with silk, gilt- and silvered- metal-strip-wrapped silk, and silvered-metal strips and coils , couching and couching padded with hemp; metal spangles. Fringe: silk plain weave. Lining: linen plain weave.

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

Credit lineCope with an Orphrey and a Hood. 15th–16th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975. CC0.

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