Chasuble Back with an Orphrey

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Title: Chasuble Back with an Orphrey
Date Created: 15th century
Physical Dimensions: 38 1/2 x 24 3/4 (97.8 x 62.9 cm)
Type: Chasuble back with an orphrey
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/460592
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.
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Culture: Italian, Spanish, or Turkish; German

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