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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.751.8
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Cope Hood depicting the Coronation of the Virgin
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Date
late16th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe
Culture
European
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/214720

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silk on linen canvas
Technique
Embroidery
Dimensions
47 × 48 cm (18 1/2 × 18 7/8 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
1960.751.8
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Cope hood embroidered in silk polychrome (blue, burgundy and burnt yellow) and metallic threads with scene of the Coronation of the Virgin; the Virgin is being crowned by two angels with St. John the Evangelist or St. Matthew kneeling below. The later backing is of green silk damask and there is a braided border with a fringe. The piece has been patched.

Verification Level

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