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Ecclesiastical Embroidery (Epimanikion)

1700s

Armenia or Greece, 18th century

embroidery: silk, gold and silver thread, pearls
Overall: 16.5 x 30 cm (6 1/2 x 11 13/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1420
Location: Not on view

Description

The scene represented seems to be a legend of the Orthodox Church: a priest eposes scepter and crown at the door of a church.
  • ?–1916
    Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857–1926] and Mrs. Ellen Garretson Wade [1859–1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1916–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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