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Ecclesiastical Embroidery (Epigonation)

1600s–1700s

Armenia and Greece, 17th-18th century

embroidery; silk and metallic threads
Overall: 48.2 x 49 cm (19 x 19 5/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1422
Location: Not on view

Description

This ecclesiastical embroidery depicts Christ washing the feet of the 12 Disciples at the Last Supper. There is a Greek or old Slavonic inscription on the border, which is indecipherable. The heavy embroidery was done in gold, silver, and various silk threads.
  • ?–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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