1960.751.13: Epimanikion depicting the Annunciation
Textile Arts
This object does not yet have a description.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1960.751.13
- People
-
Unidentified Artist
- Title
- Epimanikion depicting the Annunciation
- Classification
- Textile Arts
- Work Type
- textile
- Date
- 18th century
- Places
- Creation Place: Europe, Greece
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/214588
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silk with metallic yarns filé and lamé, pearls and jewels
- Technique
- Embroidery
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 28.5 x 32 cm (8 7/16 x 11 1/4 x 12 5/8 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
- 1960.751.13
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.
Descriptions
- Description
- Epimanikion with central medallion depicting the Annunciation surrounded by four half-length figures in foliage with haloes of seed pearls amidst floral arabesques; embellished with coloured glass gems at the top and bottom. Crimson silk satin ground with embroidery stitches including bouclé, couching, and split; lined with purple silk satin; metal rings for laces. Later added gold border.
Verification Level
This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu