Orphrey Cross

Late 15th century · Southern Germany

Silk, satin weave underlaid with linen, plain weave; appliquéd with silk, satin weave; linen and silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; and three-dimensional figures of silk, satin…

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Emily Crane Chadbourne Fund

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