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Orphrey Panels from a Chasuble

early 15th century
Not on view
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Orphrey Panels from a Chasuble
  • Date: early 15th century
  • Geography: Made in Prague
  • Culture: Bohemian
  • Medium: Silk and metal thread
  • Dimensions: a-Chasuble: 39 1/4 × 29 in. (99.7 × 73.7 cm)
    b-Coronation of the Virgin: 20 11/16 × 8 5/16 in. (52.5 × 21.1 cm)
    c-Christ the Redeemer: 16 13/16 × 7 13/16 in. (42.7 × 19.8 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Costumes-Ecclesiastical
  • Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1961
  • Object Number: 61.16a–c
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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