Cherie's Place » Cope Chest http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:42:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Thirteenth Century Cope Chests http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/03/18/thirteent-century-cope-chests/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/03/18/thirteent-century-cope-chests/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:51:41 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=5447 A cope (cloak) is a processional garment used in the church.  It is semi-circular in shape and would have been folded “sides to middle” and laid flat in these chests.

The splendid iron strap work on the lids is similar to the Chapter House doors, dating the chests as original furniture of circa 1290.*

Cope Chest

*Taken from information board on the cope chest.

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