Orphrey Panel from a Cope | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1960.751.6
People: Unidentified Artist
Title: Orphrey Panel from a Cope
Classification: Textile Arts
Work Type: textile
Date: early 17th century
Places: Creation Place: Europe
Culture: European
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/211545

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Silk and metallic (silver and gilt) yarns filé
Technique: Embroidery
Dimensions: 139 × 24.3 cm (54 3/4 × 9 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Harry G. Friedman, New York, Gift to Fogg Museum, 1960.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Harry G. Friedman
Accession Year: 1960
Object Number: 1960.751.6
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Orphrey panel with a cherub at the top and three sections depicting saints, from top to bottom: top saint is cut out and missing; monastic saint holding a closed book and flowering lily in an archway (St. Anthony of Padua?); St. Roch holding a staff and showing his leg wound, with a dog at his feet. Gold corded border with linked S-curves. Embroidered on a linen plain weave ground incorporating split stitches, couching and backstitching.

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