ALTAR CLOTH (POKROVETS)
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
On each arm, green oak leaves in appliqued velvet strands, stems and acorns in gold embroidery. Arms curved and edged with gold fringe. In the cnter, a raised gold equal-armed cross. Lined with blue silk. Set of 2.
- Object name:
- ALTAR CLOTH (POKROVETS)
- Made from:
- Velvet -- silk -- silk chenille -- gold-wrapped silk threads -- gilt spangles
- Made in:
- Russia
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 52.1 × 50.2 cm (20 1/2 × 19 3/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 43.30.2
- Class:
- NEEDLEWORK
- Signature marks:
- LABEL paper tag attached to back; on back of one arm in blue ink: 988; in purple ink: C-14924, 3-50, straight line, U-Hb
- Credit line:
- Gift of Dina Merrill Robertson, 1977