Cope hood

Unknown1695–1715

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Three vertical repeats of an elaborately curving metallic vine with chinoiserie elements. Brocade is in gold, silver and light blue. The cope hood is in the opposite direction from the direction of the pattern.

Show lessRead more

Details

Title: Cope hood
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 1695–1715
Physical Dimensions: w510 x h520 cm
Type: Cope hood
Rights: Gift of John Pierpont Morgan
Medium: Medium: silk, metallic threads Technique: 4&1 satin damask patterned by discontinuous supplementary wefts (brocaded damask)
Provenance: ex. coll. Antonio Vives y Escudero
Dimensions: Warp x Weft: 52.1 x 50.8 cm (20 1/2 in. x 20 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Zoom in

Brocade Cord Damask Gold Metal Satin Silk Silver Textile Yarn