Cope with an Orphrey and a Hood

Italian, German, Dutch, Spanish

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Cope with an Orphrey and a Hood, Cope:  silk warp-float faced 4/1 satin weave with linen plain weave lining.
Orphrey:  linen plain weave with silk and gilt- and silvered- metal strip wrapped silk in satin and split stitches, laid work, couching, and padded couching.  Fringe:  silk, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk.  Lining: cotton plain weave.
Hood:  linen plain weave embroidered with silk, gilt- and silvered- metal-strip-wrapped silk, and silvered-metal strips and coils , couching and couching padded with hemp; metal spangles.  Fringe: silk plain weave.  Lining: linen plain weave., Italian, German, Dutch, Spanish

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