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Chasuble Back with an Orphrey Cross

second half 15th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Chasuble Back with an Orphrey Cross
  • Date: second half 15th century
  • Culture: Italian or Spanish; German
  • Medium: Chasuble Back: silk
    Orphrey Cross: linen plain weave embroidered with silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen.
  • Dimensions: 46 3/4 x 30 3/4 in. (118.7 x 78 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Ecclesiastical
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.1898
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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