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Source Description
Cope patched together from 5 pieces showing repeat pattern on gold ground of large bird on pink flower stems, growing out of blue soil on which two little birds are standing; butterfly amid the flowers. Two smaller pieces on left side and one on the r. laid incorrectly (note wrong direction of pattern). Modern gray lining. Said to have been made for church in Constantinople.
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Document identity
localId
9681
label
Cope of gold and silver brocade
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
6
Source metadata
id
9681
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Cope of gold and silver brocade
description
Cope patched together from 5 pieces showing repeat pattern on gold ground of large bird on pink flower stems, growing out of blue soil on which two little birds are standing; butterfly amid the flowers. Two smaller pieces on left side and one on the r. laid incorrectly (note wrong direction of pattern). Modern gray lining. Said to have been made for church in Constantinople.
date
1st half 17th century (Shah Abbas)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
copes
imageCount
6
pageCount
6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
149.9
height
322.6
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 59 x 127 in. (149.9 x 322.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Persian~Islamic
med
Gold and silver brocaded compound cloth
creator_ids
6768
collection_ids
none
exhibition_ids
503
2339
Page inventory
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photo
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photo
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photo
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photo
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2fa6395965e74029
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no
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photo
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photo
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