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Orphrey Crosscirca 1410-1430

Not on view
Embroidered textile cross in gold metallic thread and blue silk, with five panels depicting crowned religious figures under Gothic arches, edged with pearl-like beading

Unknown, Orphrey Cross, circa 1410-1430, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Orphrey Cross
Place Made
Germany (Bohemia or Silesia)
Date Made
circa 1410-1430
Medium
Silk and gold metallic thread embroidery in satin stitch and couched work on linen
Dimensions
50 x 7 1/4 in. (127 x 18.42 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.73.90.1
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Kahlenberg, Mary Hunt. Fabric and Fashion: Twenty Years of Costume Council Gifts. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1974.
  • Larson, Gerald et al. In Her Image: The Great Goddess in Indian Asia and the Madonna in Christian Culture. Santa Barbara: UCSB Art Museum, University of California, 1980.
  • Maeder, Edward. 600 Years of Embroidery from the Permanent Collection: 1380-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1982.