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Orphrey
Italian
Late 15th–16th century
Medium/Technique
Brocade
Dimensions
Height x width: 17 x 19 cm (6 11/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. George Washington Wales
Accession Number85.371
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionFaded pink ground; design of conventional foliage, enclosing a lunette, in which is a figure of Christ rising from the tomb; woven in yellow silk and white linen thread wound with gilded gold beater's skin (Cyprian gold).
ProvenancePurchased by the donor of J. Pallotti