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Cope, Late 15th/early 16th century, England

Silk, warp-float faced 3:1 broken warp chevron twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet; appliquéd with linen, plain weave; couching; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in satin and split stitches; laid work, couching and padded couching; spangles

144 x 291.1 cm (56 3/4 x 114 5/8 in.), Grace R. Smith Textile Endowment, 1971.312a, The Art Institute of Chicago textile collection

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/36132