Chasuble Back with an Orphrey
Unknown
15th century · Silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk plain weave, brocaded with gilt metal thread. Binding tape: cotton plain weave Lining: linen plain weave, glazed Orphrey Cross: linen plain weave appliqué with silk, gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen, wool, and hemp. · Robert Lehman Collection
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 15th century
- Medium
- Silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk plain weave, brocaded with gilt metal thread. Binding tape: cotton plain weave Lining: linen plain weave, glazed Orphrey Cross: linen plain weave appliqué with silk, gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen, wool, and hemp.
- Culture
- Italian, Spanish, or Turkish; German
- Department
- Robert Lehman Collection
- Credit line
- Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
