Caption

Cope, 19th century, Silesia. Embroidered liturgical vestment cope, height 102 cm, width 103 cm. The embroidered ornament has a continuous form and alternates between quite large flowers and feathery leaves. On the slightly shorter central edge, the ornamental band is doubled. Subject motifs: flowers, leaves, plant ornaments; function: church paraments/sacred art for churches and chapels; materials: decorative fabrics., A square fabric laid flat against a pale background showing a light beige or off-white color overall with an embroidered border in a slightly lighter cream tone; the embroidery forms a repeating leafy and spiral motif along two adjacent edges and part of the opposite edges, leaving a plain central area with visible fold lines and subtle creases; the fabric edges are slightly wavy and the surface shows faint variations in texture and shading.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_035

License type

Rights managed

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76.9Mb (5.7Mb) / 20.0in x 14.9in / 6000 x 4478 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cope 19th century Silesia Embroidered liturgical vestment cope height 102 cm width 103 cm embroidered ornament continuous form alternates quite large flowers feathery leaves slightly shorter central edge ornamental band doubled Subject motifs flowers leaves plant ornaments function church paraments sacred art churches chapels materials decorative fabrics square fabric laid flat pale background showing light beige off-white color embroidered border slightly lighter cream tone embroidery forms repeating leafy spiral motif two adjacent edges part opposite edges leaving plain central area visible fold lines subtle creases fabric edges slightly wavy surface faint variations texture shading.