Orphrey Panels from a Chasuble

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early 15th century · Silk and metal thread · The Cloisters

The delicate facial features and soft, ornamental drapery outlining the body of Christ and the Virgin typify the style of the court school of Prague in the early fifteenth century, as does the embellishment of the background with golden disks. The embroidery is part of an orphrey that would have decorated a priestly robe.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 15th century

Medium

Silk and metal thread

Culture

Bohemian

Department

The Cloisters

Credit line

The Cloisters Collection, 1961