Cope
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Cope

TitleCope
ArtistItaly
Date18th century 18th century
MediumSilk, plain weave; underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-metal strips, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in cross, outline, satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work, couching and French knots; metal paillettes; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk woven fringe on hood
Classificationtextile
OriginItaly Italy
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineArt Institute of Chicago Purchase Fund
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Cope” is a work by Italy, dated 18th century. It is executed in silk, plain weave; underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-metal strips, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in cross, outline, satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work, couching and french knots; metal paillettes; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk woven fringe on hood and classified as textile. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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