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Cope hood
16th century
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Shield-shaped cope hood showing the Madonna and Child standing on a crescent within an oval, flanked by two angels on each side. The figures are embroidered in polychrome silks, while the entire background is filled with gold metallic yarns laid with couching stitches.
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Details
- Title: Cope hood
- Date Created: 16th century
- Location Created: Italy
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Medium: silk and metallic embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in couching stitches in silk and metallic yarns on plain weave foundation Label: linen embroidered in silk and metallic yarns
- Credit line: Gift of John Pierpont Morgan
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