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Orphrey: The Resurrection
Italian
16th century
Medium/Technique
Brocade
Dimensions
Height x width: 40.5 x 18 cm (15 15/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number97.566
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionOrphrey. Rose-colored ground, with a design of conventional foliage, forming a lunette in which is the figure of Christ, rising from the tomb, woven with yellow silk. This piece is so fresh in color that it may possibly be a later reproduction of an old design.
Provenance97.485 - 97.596 were acquired by the donor by exchange with the Pratt Institute of Brooklyn, N.Y.,From the Collection bought by them of Salvadore & Son of Florence, Italy, in 1897