Cope
| Title | Cope |
|---|---|
| Artist | Italy |
| Date | 18th century 18th century |
| Medium | 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 |
| Classification | textile |
| Origin | Italy Italy |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Art Institute of Chicago Purchase Fund |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“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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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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