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Cope1530-1570

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Large semicircular liturgical cope in deep crimson velvet with an allover scale pattern, a wide gold embroidered orphrey band along the top edge with figural scenes, and a central shield-shaped embroidered panel depicting multiple robed figures
Cut velvet textile in deep crimson, with an allover ogival scale pattern enclosing stylized fleur-de-lis motifs; a vertical seam with a narrow plain-weave strip runs near the left edge.

Unknown, Cope, 1530-1570, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Colonel John A. Morgan, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Cope
Place Made
Spain
Date Made
1530-1570
Medium
Silk velvet, stamped, and linen plain weave (canvas) with silk and metallic thread embroidery and metallic thread passementerie
Dimensions
58 1/4 × 117 1/4 in. (147.96 × 297.82 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Colonel John A. Morgan
Accession Number
M.64.46.1
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.
  • Velvets East and West: From the 14th to the 20th Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1966.

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