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Source Description
This embroidery depicts Christ flanked by his twelve apostles, some of whom are identified by their attributes: Peter holds two keys, while Andrew carries the X-shaped cross on which he died. The piece was once part of a set of church vestments. At the beginning of the liturgy, a priest would have put it over his neck and shoulders while saying the prayer: "Clothe my neck, O Lord, with righteousness . . . ." The Armenian text along the lower edge records that the collar was given in 1774 to the Monastery of the Virgin near Ankara, metropolitan see of the Armenian diocese of Galatia. It was originally paired with an episcopal crown or a miter (similar to Walters 83.309).
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Document identity
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34224
label
Liturgical Collar (Amiss)
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34224
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title
Liturgical Collar (Amiss)
description
This embroidery depicts Christ flanked by his twelve apostles, some of whom are identified by their attributes: Peter holds two keys, while Andrew carries the X-shaped cross on which he died. The piece was once part of a set of church vestments. At the beginning of the liturgy, a priest would have put it over his neck and shoulders while saying the prayer: "Clothe my neck, O Lord, with righteousness . . . ." The Armenian text along the lower edge records that the collar was given in 1774 to the Monastery of the Virgin near Ankara, metropolitan see of the Armenian diocese of Galatia. It was originally paired with an episcopal crown or a miter (similar to Walters 83.309).
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1774 (Early Modern)
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language
en
genreSpecific
Textiles
collars (neckwear)
liturgical vestments
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
14
height
52.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 1/2 x L: 20 3/4 in. (14 x 52.7 cm)
Source extras
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Armenian
inscriptions
Translation: ""This crown and amiss [set] is a memorial gift to the Holy Mother of God Monastery of Galatia. 1774.""
dynasty
Ottoman Dynasty
reign
Abd ul-Hamid I (1774-1789)
med
silk and gold-thread embroidery on silk, pearls
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6300
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TAF
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exhibition_ids
2726
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1
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0
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photo
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