Orphrey Panel from a Cope converted for use as a Chasuble Orphrey
16th century
Artists
Description
Decorative embroidered panel with scoop cut out for neck with flowers and foliage; three panels below with couched stitching, from top to bottom: Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane with sleeping Peter, James and John in an architectural niche with gothic vaulting; The Kiss of Judas in an architectural niche at the centre of which is a coat of arms vert, a bend sinister to dexter (u.r. to l.l.) in strapwork cartouche; and The Mocking of Christ in an architectural niche. Corded border and backed with linen. Or nué used all over; split and whip stitches; architectural elements are appliquéd.
Dimensions
134.9 × 24.1 cm (53 1/8 × 9 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Harry G. Friedman, New York, Gift to Fogg Museum, 1960.
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