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Man's Capecirca 1480

Not on view
Semicircular liturgical vestment in cut voided velvet with a repeating crimson and marigold-gold pattern of ogival medallions, pomegranate and floral motifs, laid flat against a black background
Title
Man's Cape
Place Made
Italy, Florence
Date Made
circa 1480
Medium
Silk cut and voided velvet with metallic-thread supplementary weft patterning and metallic-thread supplementary weft loop patterning (bouclé)
Dimensions
Center back length: 31 1/2 in. (80.01 cm) Width: 68 1/2 in. (173.99 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.66.11
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward. Renaissance: Costumes and Textiles 1450-1620. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1979.
  • Kahlenberg, Mary Hunt. Fabric and Fashion: Twenty Years of Costume Council Gifts. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1974.
  • Velvets East and West: From the 14th to the 20th Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1966.