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Cope

1500s

China, Macao

Medium
Silk
Measurements
Overall: 124.5 x 276.9 cm (49 x 109 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1950.6
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Description

Silk fabric woven in China with European motifs was transported by European traders by the early 16th century. This popular pattern features a crowned double-headed eagle grasping arrows in its claws above a vase emitting blossoming vines. The eagle motif was derived from the Habsburg coat of arms, rulers of Spain and Austria during the 1500s and 1600s. Vertical borders with Chinese flora occur near the selvages of the five silk lengths forming the cope. The gilt-metal braided and fringed hood and broad orphrey band, or ornamental border, along the front edges feature fashionable small-scale floral sprigs.

Cope

1500s

China, Macao

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