1928.118.B: Fragmentary Orphrey Panel depicting Joachim and Anna
Textile Arts
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1928.118.B
- People
-
Unidentified Artist
- Title
- Fragmentary Orphrey Panel depicting Joachim and Anna
- Classification
- Textile Arts
- Work Type
- textile
- Date
- c. 1400
- Culture
- Bohemian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/215176
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silk with metallic (silver and gilt) yarns filé
- Technique
- Embroidery
- Dimensions
- 30.5 × 26.4 cm (12 × 10 3/8 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
- Accession Year
- 1928
- Object Number
- 1928.118.B
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Fragment of an orphrey panel depicting Anna and Joachim at the Golden Gate, brought together by an angel embracing the figures with its wings. Coat of arms partially visible in the lower panel, matching that on 1928.118A. Embroidery on silk cut crimson velvet on a plain weave linen ground.
Publication History
- Juliette Calvarin, "Ornamenta Sacerdotum: Marian Chasubles for Priestly Bodies in Pre-Hussite Prague" (Harvard University, 2021), Unpublished, pp. 214-294, figs. 4.B.1, 4.B.2
Exhibition History
- Exhibition of Ecclesiastical Arts, Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Springfield, 11/07/1941 - 12/14/1941
Verification Level
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