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Collection Online as of February 7, 2023

Ecclesiastical Embroidery (Epigonation)

17th century

Armenia and Greece, 17th century

Embroidery; silk and metallic threads

Overall: 57 x 49 cm (22 7/16 x 19 5/16 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1421

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

Christ sitting on a throne: "IESUS CHRISTOS," to his left the Virgin Mary: "METER THEOU," to his right St. John: "HO HAGIOS IOANNES O APOSTOLOS."

Provenance
1916
Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857-1926] and Ellen Garretson Wade [1859-1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1916-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.1421