diff --git a/CloudObjects/SDK/CloudObject.php b/CloudObjects/SDK/CloudObject.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf5b1e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CloudObjects/SDK/CloudObject.php
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+<?php
+
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+ 
+namespace CloudObjects\SDK;
+
+use ML\IRI\IRI;
+use ML\JsonLD\Node;
+use CloudObjects\SDK\NodeReader;
+use Webmozart\Assert\Assert;
+
+/**
+ * A CloudObject encapsulates an object node for an object stored in CloudObjects Core
+ * with convenience methods to access properties.
+ */
+class CloudObject {
+
+    private $coid;
+    private $node;
+    private $reader;
+
+    public function __construct(IRI $coid, Node $node) {
+        Assert::eq((string)$coid, $node->getId(), "COID and Node ID must match.");
+
+        $this->coid = $coid;
+        $this->node = $node;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Specify a custom NodeReader to use for this CloudObject.
+     * If not set, a default NodeReader will be used.
+     */
+    public function setReader(NodeReader $reader) {
+        $this->reader = $reader;
+    }
+
+    private function getReader() {
+        if (!$this->reader) {
+            $this->reader = new NodeReader;
+        }
+        return $this->reader;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the COID of this object.
+     */
+    public function getCOID() : IRI {
+        return $this->coid;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the raw object node.
+     */
+    public function getObjectNode() : Node {
+        return $this->node;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the value of a property as a string.
+     * If the property has multiple values, only the first is returned.
+     */
+    public function getString($property, string $default = null) : ?string {
+        return $this->getReader()->getFirstValueString($this->node, $property, $default);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the value of a property as an integer.
+     * If the property has multiple values, only the first is returned.
+     */
+    public function getInt($property, int $default = null) : ?int {
+        return $this->getReader()->getFirstValueInt($this->node, $property, $default);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the value of a property as a float.
+     * If the property has multiple values, only the first is returned.
+     */
+    public function getFloat($property, float $default = null) : ?float {
+        return $this->getReader()->getFirstValueFloat($this->node, $property, $default);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the value of a property as a boolean.
+     * If the property has multiple values, only the first is returned.
+     */
+    public function getBool($property, bool $default = null) : ?bool {
+        return $this->getReader()->getFirstValueBool($this->node, $property, $default);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the value of a property as an IRI.
+     * If the property has multiple values, only the first is returned.
+     */
+    public function getIRI($property, IRI $default = null) : ?IRI {
+        return $this->getReader()->getFirstValueIRI($this->node, $property, $default);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the value of a property as a Node.
+     * If the property has multiple values, only the first is returned.
+     */
+    public function getNode($property, Node $default = null) : ?Node {
+        return $this->getReader()->getFirstValueNode($this->node, $property, $default);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/CloudObjects/SDK/ObjectRetriever.php b/CloudObjects/SDK/ObjectRetriever.php
index 6b4cfd5..42ec61b 100644
--- a/CloudObjects/SDK/ObjectRetriever.php
+++ b/CloudObjects/SDK/ObjectRetriever.php
@@ -170,15 +170,34 @@ class ObjectRetriever implements CustomCacheAndLogInterface {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Get an object description from CloudObjects. Attempts to get object
-	 * from in-memory cache first, stored static configurations next,
-	 * configured external cache third, and finally calls the Object API
-	 * on CloudObjects Core. Returns null if the object was not found.
+	 * Get an object description and return a CloudObject.
+	 */
+	public function getCloudObject(IRI $coid) {
+		$node = $this->getObjectNode($coid);
+		if (!$node) {
+			// Object not found
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		return new CloudObject($coid, $node);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get an object description and return a node.
+	 * 
+	 * @deprecated Use getObjectNode() instead
+	 */
+	public function getObject(IRI $coid) {
+		return $this->getObjectNode($coid);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get an object description from CloudObjects and return a node.
 	 *
 	 * @param IRI $coid COID of the object
 	 * @return Node|null
 	 */
-	public function getObject(IRI $coid) {
+	public function getObjectNode(IRI $coid) {
 		if (!COIDParser::isValidCOID($coid))
 			throw new Exception("Not a valid COID.");
 
@@ -394,10 +413,11 @@ class ObjectRetriever implements CustomCacheAndLogInterface {
 
 	/**
 	 * Get an object description from CloudObjects. Shorthand method for
-	 * "getObject" which allows passing the COID as string instead of IRI.
+	 * "getObjectNode" which allows passing the COID as string instead of IRI.
 	 *
 	 * @param any $coid
 	 * @return Node|null
+	 * @deprecated Interface may change
 	 */
 	public function get($coid) {
 		if (is_string($coid))
@@ -425,7 +445,7 @@ class ObjectRetriever implements CustomCacheAndLogInterface {
 		$ts = microtime(true);
 
 		$cacheId = $object->getId().'#'.$filename;
-		$fileData =  $this->getFromCache($cacheId);
+		$fileData = $this->getFromCache($cacheId);
 
 		// Parse cached data into revision and content
 		if (isset($fileData)) {
diff --git a/tests/OfflineTests/ObjectRetrieverMockTest.php b/tests/OfflineTests/ObjectRetrieverMockTest.php
index a48caa3..ce0f12b 100644
--- a/tests/OfflineTests/ObjectRetrieverMockTest.php
+++ b/tests/OfflineTests/ObjectRetrieverMockTest.php
@@ -8,33 +8,46 @@ namespace CloudObjects\SDK;
 
 use ML\IRI\IRI;
 use GuzzleHttp\Client, GuzzleHttp\Handler\MockHandler,
-  GuzzleHttp\HandlerStack, GuzzleHttp\Psr7\Response;
+    GuzzleHttp\HandlerStack, GuzzleHttp\Psr7\Response;
 
 class ObjectRetrieverMockTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase {
 
-  private $retriever;
+    private $retriever;
 
-  private function setMockResponse(Response $response) {
-    $mock = new MockHandler([$response]);
-    $handler = HandlerStack::create($mock);
-    $this->retriever->setClient(new Client(['handler' => $handler]));
-  }
+    private function setMockResponse(Response $response) {
+        $mock = new MockHandler([$response]);
+        $handler = HandlerStack::create($mock);
+        $this->retriever->setClient(new Client(['handler' => $handler]));
+    }
 
-  protected function setUp(): void {
-    $this->retriever = new ObjectRetriever;
-  }
+    protected function setUp(): void {
+        $this->retriever = new ObjectRetriever;
+    }
 
-  public function testGetRootResource() {
-    $this->setMockResponse(new Response(200,
-      ['Content-Type' => 'application/ld+json'],
-      '{"@context":{"cloudobjects":"coid:\/\/cloudobjects.io\/","rdf":"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/02\/22-rdf-syntax-ns#","rdfs":"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/01\/rdf-schema#"},"@id":"coid:\/\/cloudobjects.io","@type":"cloudobjects:Namespace","cloudobjects:hasPublicListing":"true","cloudobjects:revision":"1-325baa62b76105f56dc09386f5a2ec91","rdfs:comment":"The CloudObjects namespace defines the essential objects.","rdfs:label":"CloudObjects"}'));
+    public function testGetRootResource() {
+        $this->setMockResponse(new Response(200,
+            ['Content-Type' => 'application/ld+json'],
+            '{"@context":{"cloudobjects":"coid:\/\/cloudobjects.io\/","rdf":"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/02\/22-rdf-syntax-ns#","rdfs":"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/01\/rdf-schema#"},"@id":"coid:\/\/cloudobjects.io","@type":"cloudobjects:Namespace","cloudobjects:hasPublicListing":"true","cloudobjects:revision":"1-325baa62b76105f56dc09386f5a2ec91","rdfs:comment":"The CloudObjects namespace defines the essential objects.","rdfs:label":"CloudObjects"}'
+        ));
 
-    $coid = new IRI('coid://cloudobjects.io');
-    $object = $this->retriever->getObject($coid);
-    $this->assertNotNull($object);
-    $this->assertEquals((string)$coid, $object->getID());
-    $this->assertNotNull($object->getProperty('http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label'));
-    $this->assertEquals('CloudObjects', $object->getProperty('http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label')->getValue());
-  }
+        $coid = new IRI('coid://cloudobjects.io');
+
+        // Test node interface first
+        $object = $this->retriever->getObjectNode($coid);
+        $this->assertNotNull($object);
+        $this->assertEquals((string)$coid, $object->getId());
+        $this->assertNotNull($object->getProperty('http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label'));
+        $this->assertEquals('CloudObjects', $object->getProperty('http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label')->getValue());
+        $this->assertNull($object->getProperty('urn:example:nonexistingvalue'));
+
+        // Test CloudObject interface
+        $object = $this->retriever->getCloudObject($coid);
+        $this->assertNotNull($object);
+        $this->assertEquals((string)$coid, $object->getObjectNode()->getID());
+        $this->assertEquals($coid, $object->getCOID());
+        $this->assertNotNull($object->getString('http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label'));
+        $this->assertEquals('CloudObjects', $object->getString('http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label'));
+        $this->assertNull($object->getString('urn:example:nonexistingvalue'));
+    }
 
 }