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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1975.41.27
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Liturgical Vestment (fragment)
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Date
16th century
Places
Creation Place: Central Asia, Armenia
Culture
Armenian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/214692

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silk brocade
Technique
Brocade
Dimensions
144 x 65.2 cm (56 11/16 x 25 11/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of The Hagop Kevorkian Foundation in memory of Hagop Kevorkian
Accession Year
1975
Object Number
1975.41.27
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This fragment of a vestment in brocaded silk satin is decorated with tiers of figures of enthroned Christ supported by the Tetramorph and separated by double bar crosses. In-woven inscriptions are preserved in the bottom row only.

Verification Level

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