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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.751.11
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Epimanikion depicting the Angel Gabriel
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Date
18th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Greece
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/211183

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Red silk and metallic (silver, gilt) yarns filé, sequins and seed pearls
Technique
Embroidery
Dimensions
20.3 x 28.8 cm (8 x 11 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Harry G. Friedman, New York, Gift to Fogg Museum, 1960.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Harry G. Friedman
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.751.11
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Epimanikion (cuff) with central image of Gabriel on steps under a baldacchino with column supports surrounded by arabesques of exotic flowers and foliage. Crimson silk satin ground embroidered with metallic yarns and sequins; metal loops for laces.

Verification Level

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