Panel made from Orphrey Sections

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17th century · Silk; metal; linen · Robert Lehman Collection

Two sections of an orphery (a decorative band placed over a seam on a vestment) were used t make this panel. The dark blue silk cut velvet is appliquéd with strapwork of heavy gilt metal thread worked in a symmetrical, mirror-image design of culring shapes, floral elementsm and gilt-studded dots.

Artist

Unknown

Date

17th century

Medium

Silk; metal; linen

Culture

Spanish

Department

Robert Lehman Collection

Credit line

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975