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Cope with Hood

A work made of silk, wild silk and gilt-metal-strip, plain weave with plain interlacing of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; edged with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts forming weft loop fringe; lined with silk, plain weave.
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  • A work made of silk, wild silk and gilt-metal-strip, plain weave with plain interlacing of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; edged with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts forming weft loop fringe; lined with silk, plain weave.

Date:

19th century (adaptation of a 17th century textile design)

Artist:

Italy

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Cope with Hood

Place

Italy (Object made in)

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Cast 1801–1900

Medium

Silk, wild silk and gilt-metal-strip, plain weave with plain interlacing of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; edged with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts forming weft loop fringe; lined with silk, plain weave

Dimensions

130.4 × 254.7 cm (51 1/4 × 100 1/4 in.); Repeat: 64.8 × 26.8 cm (25 1/2 × 10 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. William J. Robertson

Reference Number

1991.575

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