Cope with an Orphrey and a Hood
Object type: Cope with orphrey and hood
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Culture: Italian, German, Dutch, Spanish
Date: 15th–16th century
Medium: 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.
Dimensions: 56 x 185 in. (circumference of hem) (142.2 x 469.9 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Ecclesiastical
Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession year: 1975
Tags: Angels|Virgin Mary