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Cope
probably Spanish
late 15th century
Object Place: Spain
Medium/Technique
Silk; velvet
Dimensions
138.5 x 292 cm (54 1/2 x 114 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Arthur Tracy Cabot Fund
Accession Number48.1253
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionEcceliastical Costume, Velvet and Embroidery. Embroidered orphrey beginning of 16th century. Deep pinkish-red velvet cope, woven in two heights of pile, design of closely massed, large-scale pomegranate serpentine stems and lines in the deeeper pile; orphrey of red velvet with symmetrical design of scrolling stems and small leaves embroidered with gold and silver metal threads mixed with green and yellow silk in couching stitches; edged with narrow red silk fringe; lined with red linen.
ProvenanceEarly 1930s, acquired in Italy by Adolph Loewi, Venice and Los Angeles [see note 1]; 1948, sold by Adolph Loewi to the MFA for $2700. (Accession Date: November 18, 1948)
NOTES:
[1] This was owned jointly by Ercole Sestieri, and later by his ex-wife Lydia Sestieri.
NOTES:
[1] This was owned jointly by Ercole Sestieri, and later by his ex-wife Lydia Sestieri.