Syon Cope - Revision history

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	The Syon Cope from Syon Abbey, Middlesex. Made between 1300 and 1320, the cope would have been worn by a high-ranking priest or bishop.		The '''Syon Cope''' is from Syon Abbey, Middlesex. Made between 1300 and 1320, the [[cope]] would have been worn by a high-ranking [[priest]] or [[bishop]].

	==Construction Details==		==Construction Details==
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	* [[silk]] [[thread]]		* [[silk]] [[thread]]
	* gold thread in [[Underside Couching]]		* [[gold]] thread in [[Underside Couching]]
	* [[linen]] ground		* [[linen]] ground

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	=== Design ===		=== Design ===

	The Syon Cope has embroidered on it scenes from the life of Christ and the Virgin Mary, with figures of the apostles. It is worked in costly silk, silver-gilt and silver thread, which entirely covers the linen background material. The figures are framed in overlapping units, based on the quatrefoil (a form with four lobes).		The Syon Cope has embroidered on it scenes from the life of [[Christ]] and the [[Virgin Mary]], with figures of the apostles. It is worked in costly silk, [[silver]]-gilt and silver thread, which entirely covers the linen background material. The figures are framed in overlapping units, based on the [[quatrefoil]] (a form with four lobes).

	The identification of some of the heraldic ~~shields~~ in the cope's borders (orphreys), which have been found to relate to families in the area around Thetford, in Norfolk, suggests that it may have been made for a religious order in that area, but this is by no means certain.		The identification of some of the [[heraldic]] [[shield]]s in the cope's borders (orphreys), which have been found to relate to families in the area around Thetford, in Norfolk, suggests that it may have been made for a [[religious order]] in that area, but this is by no means certain.

	This piece of [[embroidery]] is a surviving example of the [[Opus Anglicanum]] style. It is an unusual example in that the background [[couching]] is done in [[silk]] [[thread]], rather than gold [[thread]].		This piece of [[embroidery]] is a surviving example of the [[Opus Anglicanum]] style. It is an unusual example in that the background [[couching]] is done in silk thread, rather than gold thread.

	== Extant Pieces ==		== Extant Pieces ==

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	=== Background ===

	The Syon Cope from Syon Abbey, Middlesex. Made between 1300 and 1320, the cope would have been worn by a high-ranking priest or bishop.		The Syon Cope from Syon Abbey, Middlesex. Made between 1300 and 1320, the cope would have been worn by a high-ranking priest or bishop.

			==Construction Details==
	=== Materials Used ===		=== Materials Used ===

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	This piece of [[embroidery]] is a surviving example of the [[Opus Anglicanum]] style. It is an unusual example in that the background [[couching]] is done in [[silk]] [[thread]], rather than gold [[thread]].		This piece of [[embroidery]] is a surviving example of the [[Opus Anglicanum]] style. It is an unusual example in that the background [[couching]] is done in [[silk]] [[thread]], rather than gold [[thread]].

	=== Extant Pieces ===		== Extant Pieces ==

	* Large Image of the Syon Cope - http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/bbchistory/object_hotspot05.htm		* Large Image of the Syon Cope - http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/bbchistory/object_hotspot05.htm

	=== Links ===		== External Links ==

	* Detailed Article on the Syon Cope - http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/bbchistory/object_text05.htm		* Detailed Article on the Syon Cope - http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/bbchistory/object_text05.htm
	* The History, Making and Images of the Syon Cope - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/state/church_reformation/nations_britain_01.shtml		* The History, Making and Images of the Syon Cope - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/state/church_reformation/nations_britain_01.shtml
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links, more detail

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	=== Background ===		=== Background ===

	The Syon Cope from Syon Abbey, Middlesex. Made between 1300 and 1320, the cope would have been worn by a high-ranking priest or bishop.		The Syon Cope from Syon Abbey, Middlesex. Made between 1300 and 1320, the cope would have been worn by a high-ranking priest or bishop.

	=== Materials Used ===		=== Materials Used ===

	* silk thread in Split Stitch
			* [[silk]] [[thread]]
	* gold thread in [[Underside Couching]]		* gold thread in [[Underside Couching]]
	* ~~Linen~~ ground		* [[linen]] ground

	=== Stitches and Techniques ===		=== Stitches and Techniques ===

	* Split Stitch
			* [[split stitch]]
	* [[Underside Couching]]		* [[Underside Couching]]

	=== Design ===		=== Design ===

	The Syon Cope has embroidered on it scenes from the life of Christ and the Virgin Mary, with figures of the apostles. It is worked in costly silk, silver-gilt and silver thread, which entirely covers the linen background material. The figures are framed in overlapping units, based on the quatrefoil (a form with four lobes).		The Syon Cope has embroidered on it scenes from the life of Christ and the Virgin Mary, with figures of the apostles. It is worked in costly silk, silver-gilt and silver thread, which entirely covers the linen background material. The figures are framed in overlapping units, based on the quatrefoil (a form with four lobes).

	The identification of some of the heraldic shields in the cope's borders (orphreys), which have been found to relate to families in the area around Thetford, in Norfolk, suggests that it may have been made for a religious order in that area, but this is by no means certain.		The identification of some of the heraldic shields in the cope's borders (orphreys), which have been found to relate to families in the area around Thetford, in Norfolk, suggests that it may have been made for a religious order in that area, but this is by no means certain.

	This piece of [[embroidery]] is a surviving example of the [[Opus Anglicanum]] style.		This piece of [[embroidery]] is a surviving example of the [[Opus Anglicanum]] style. It is an unusual example in that the background [[couching]] is done in [[silk]] [[thread]], rather than gold [[thread]].

	=== Extant Pieces ===		=== Extant Pieces ===

	* Large Image of the Syon Cope - http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/bbchistory/object_hotspot05.htm		* Large Image of the Syon Cope - http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/bbchistory/object_hotspot05.htm

	=== Links ===		=== Links ===

	* Detailed Article on the Syon Cope - http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/bbchistory/object_text05.htm		* Detailed Article on the Syon Cope - http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/bbchistory/object_text05.htm
	* The History, Making and Images of the Syon Cope - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/state/church_reformation/nations_britain_01.shtml		* The History, Making and Images of the Syon Cope - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/state/church_reformation/nations_britain_01.shtml

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	The identification of some of the heraldic shields in the cope's borders (orphreys), which have been found to relate to families in the area around Thetford, in Norfolk, suggests that it may have been made for a religious order in that area, but this is by no means certain.		The identification of some of the heraldic shields in the cope's borders (orphreys), which have been found to relate to families in the area around Thetford, in Norfolk, suggests that it may have been made for a religious order in that area, but this is by no means certain.

	This piece of [[embroidery]] is a surviving example of the [[~~opus~~ ~~anglicanum~~]] style.		This piece of [[embroidery]] is a surviving example of the [[Opus Anglicanum]] style.

	=== Extant Pieces ===		=== Extant Pieces ===

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2003-10-21T04:46:10Z

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	The identification of some of the heraldic shields in the cope's borders (orphreys), which have been found to relate to families in the area around Thetford, in Norfolk, suggests that it may have been made for a religious order in that area, but this is by no means certain.		The identification of some of the heraldic shields in the cope's borders (orphreys), which have been found to relate to families in the area around Thetford, in Norfolk, suggests that it may have been made for a religious order in that area, but this is by no means certain.

			This piece of [[embroidery]] is a surviving example of the [[opus anglicanum]] style.

	=== Extant Pieces ===		=== Extant Pieces ===

Jos at 04:44, 21 October 2003

2003-10-21T04:44:31Z

New page

=== Background ===
The Syon Cope from Syon Abbey, Middlesex. Made between 1300 and 1320, the cope would have been worn by a high-ranking priest or bishop.

=== Materials Used ===
* silk thread in Split Stitch
* gold thread in [[Underside Couching]]
* Linen ground

=== Stitches and Techniques ===
* Split Stitch
* [[Underside Couching]]

=== Design ===
The Syon Cope has embroidered on it scenes from the life of Christ and the Virgin Mary, with figures of the apostles. It is worked in costly silk, silver-gilt and silver thread, which entirely covers the linen background material. The figures are framed in overlapping units, based on the quatrefoil (a form with four lobes).

The identification of some of the heraldic shields in the cope's borders (orphreys), which have been found to relate to families in the area around Thetford, in Norfolk, suggests that it may have been made for a religious order in that area, but this is by no means certain.

=== Extant Pieces ===
* Large Image of the Syon Cope - http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/bbchistory/object_hotspot05.htm

=== Links ===
* Detailed Article on the Syon Cope - http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/bbchistory/object_text05.htm
* The History, Making and Images of the Syon Cope - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/state/church_reformation/nations_britain_01.shtml