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Cope
Southern European
1700–50
Object Place: Southern Europe
Medium/Technique
Wool; embroidery: wool on wool
Dimensions
44.5 x 46.5 cm (17 1/2 x 18 5/16 in.); Legacy dimension: about 18 x 18 in.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Kilborn Coe, Jr.
Accession Number66.506
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWhite, twill-woven wool ground embroidered with brilliant polychrome crewel yarns in long-and-short, satin, and couched stitches. Yellow and brown border. Field shows shell motif, flowering vines, arabesques, leaf and flower motifs. Floral motifs on orphrey (part of body of cope), morse, hood. Morse rebuilt; outer border of orphrey torn, small tears in field. Condition good and colors bright.