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Unknown Maker, Russian

vestment,

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Russian

Title

vestment

Medium

silk

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk

Techniques

  • Silk

Dimensions

83.8 x 118.1 cm (33 x 46 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Label: Label affixed by stables to verso: "From a collection assembled from the chapels of the Russian Imperial Palaces, consisting of hand-loomed brocades, damasks, hand-cut velvets, and altar sets. The metal brocades are woven with genuine gold and silver threads." Handwritten below label: "Ca. 1770"; typed "Russian Imperial Exhibit"

Type

  • Costume

Credit

Gift of Natasha B. Ford

Object Number

1992.127.3

vestment

Label: Label affixed by stables to verso: "From a collection assembled from the chapels of the Russian Imperial Palaces, consisting of hand-loomed brocades, damasks, hand-cut velvets, and altar sets. The metal brocades are woven with genuine gold and silver threads." Handwritten below label: "Ca. 1770"; typed "Russian Imperial Exhibit"

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