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Church cope. Skirt made of olive silk with a warp satin background, brocaded in approximately 13 shades of color. Complex weave structure with a large, elaborate repeat showing a large floral arrangement surrounding a chinoiserie genre scene: two figures in caftans and pointed hats — one standing under an umbrella, the other kneeling with arms crossed — set among lush leaves with fanciful, slightly twisted forms, large fully bloomed flowers, and bursting ripe fruit revealing seed-filled interiors. Part of the cope's skirt under the hood has been cut out; that area is covered by a hood of a different fabric of similar color. Pattern motifs with a symmetrical composition displayed against a taffeta-weave background. Paperwork threads: purple, light and dark pink, yellow, light and dark olive, pale celadon, yellow-green olive-brown, light brown, light pink-raspberry, dark pink-raspberry, light salmon, dark salmon, light blue, dark blue. Hood roughly square in shape and lined with linen. Plate width: 51.5–52 cm; selvage width: 0.4 cm; repeat: height 44.5 cm, width 26 cm. Date: 1735–1740, France. Liturgical vestment. Length 126 cm; width 304 cm., A semicircular textile with a muted golden-brown background patterned all over with floral and leafy motifs in faded green, pale blue, soft pink, and olive tones, featuring a central darker brown semicircular panel edged with a pleated golden trim and topped by three fabric rosettes, a narrow horizontal band near the straight edge, and two small looped tabs at the top with visible fraying and worn edges.

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Church cope Skirt olive silk warp satin background brocaded approximately 13 shades color Complex weave structure large elaborate repeat showing large floral arrangement surrounding chinoiserie genre scene two figures caftans pointed hats standing under umbrella kneeling arms crossed set lush leaves fanciful slightly twisted forms large fully bloomed flowers bursting ripe fruit revealing seed-filled interiors Part cope's skirt under hood cut area covered different fabric Pattern motifs symmetrical composition displayed taffeta-weave background Paperwork threads purple light dark pink yellow dark olive pale celadon yellow-green olive-brown light brown light pink-raspberry dark pink-raspberry light salmon dark salmon light blue dark blue Hood roughly square shape lined linen Plate width 51.5–52 cm selvage width 0.4 cm repeat height 44.5 cm width 26 cm Date 1735–1740 France Liturgical vestment Length 126 cm width 304 cm semicircular textile muted golden-brown background patterned floral leafy motifs faded green pale blue soft pink olive tones featuring central darker brown semicircular panel edged pleated golden trim topped three fabric rosettes narrow horizontal band near straight edge two small looped tabs top visible fraying worn edges.