id:			95719
accession number:	1916.1421
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1421
updated:		2023-12-01 06:46:25.805000

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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1421

title:				Ecclesiastical Embroidery (Epigonation)

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creation date:			17th century
creation date earliest:		1600
creation date latest:		1699
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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culture:	Armenia and Greece, 17th century
technique:	embroidery; silk and metallic threads
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Ecclesiastical
type:		Embroidery
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measurements: Overall: 57 x 49 cm (22 7/16 x 19 5/16 in.)
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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."
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PROVENANCE

	Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857-1926] and Ellen Garretson Wade [1859-1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1916
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1916-
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