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Church cope of silver brocade with Chinese motifs. Pretext sewn from two Polish fabrics—cream satin with a floral pattern and sky blue with blue stripes—trimmed with galloon. Hood trimmed with fringe; silver buckle with a carp scale motif. Skirt made of silk fabric with a blue silk weft and embellished with metal thread and silk yarn. Background shows a satin warp pattern with liseré decoration lampas. Motifs symmetrically composed of large fanciful vases with Chinese figures topped by Chinese-style buildings forming a chalice; between them are birds and elements of Chinese architecture. Pattern includes elements reminiscent of lace designs. Metal brocade thread on a loosely braided, crimped white silk core; brooch threads: braided metal thread and orange, blue, white, and yellow silk yarn. Height 51 x width approx. 77 cm. Church cope of silk with Chinese motifs France, early 18th century. Silk fabric for the skirt of a cope—early 18th century; liturgical vestment, length 128 cm, width 254 cm., A semicircular textile panel with a straight top edge and curved bottom edge, primarily in pale gold and beige tones with lighter blue-green decorative motifs woven across its surface; the top section includes a horizontal band of smooth pale beige fabric and two inset rectangular areas with pale blue-green and cream horizontal stripes; a shield-shaped appliqué of matching pale gold fabric bordered with a narrow gold trim and a fringe of darker brownish-gold hangs from the center; a pair of small tab-like extensions in mottled gold are attached along the top edge; the fabric shows subtle sheen, woven damask patterns, and areas of wear and creasing, with the overall color palette including cream, pale gold, beige, blue-green, and touches of darker gold-brown.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A12_356

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Church cope silver brocade Chinese motifs Pretext sewn two Polish fabrics cream satin floral pattern sky blue blue stripes trimmed galloon Hood trimmed fringe silver buckle carp scale motif Skirt silk fabric blue silk weft embellished metal thread silk yarn Background satin warp pattern liseré decoration lampas Motifs symmetrically composed large fanciful vases Chinese figures topped Chinese-style buildings forming chalice them birds elements Chinese architecture Pattern includes reminiscent lace designs Metal brocade thread loosely braided crimped white silk core brooch threads braided orange blue white yellow silk yarn Height 51 x width approx 77 cm silk Chinese motifs France early 18th century Silk fabric skirt cope liturgical vestment length 128 cm width 254 cm semicircular textile panel straight top edge curved bottom edge primarily pale gold beige tones lighter blue-green decorative motifs woven across surface top section includes horizontal band smooth pale beige fabric two inset rectangular areas pale blue-green cream horizontal stripes shield-shaped appliqué matching gold fabric bordered narrow gold trim darker brownish-gold hangs center pair small tab- extensions mottled gold attached top edge fabric subtle sheen woven damask patterns areas wear creasing color palette cream beige blue-green touches darker gold-brown.