A cope, the silk ground densely woven with silver and gilt metal threads with flowers and foliage, with applied metal braid worked with pommegranates and flowers, cross and star, Russian, 19th century, inscribed in Russian in ink on the back with exhibition prices; and an associated stole of cloth of silver edged in silver metal braid, with attached paper label Russian Imperial Exhibit R1850 (2)

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A cope, the silk ground densely woven with silver and gilt metal threads with flowers and foliage, with applied metal braid worked with pommegranates and flowers, cross and star, Russian, 19th century, inscribed in Russian in ink on the back with exhibition prices; and an associated stole of cloth of silver edged in silver metal braid, with attached paper label Russian Imperial Exhibit R1850 (2)

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