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Source 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.
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Document identity
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95720
label
Ecclesiastical Embroidery (Epigonation)
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Source metadata
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95720
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object
title
Ecclesiastical Embroidery (Epigonation)
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.
date
1600s–1700s
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CC0
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en
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Q79521943
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Embroidery
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 48.2 x 49 cm (19 x 19 5/16 in.)
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Armenia and Greece, 17th-18th century
accession
1916.1422
Source extras
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embroidery; silk and metallic threads
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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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1422
collection
T - Ecclesiastical
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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2026-05-29 05:08:32.332000
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95720
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Textiles
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T - Ecclesiastical
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embroidery; silk and metallic threads
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1
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photo
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