POKROVETS
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The cover is in a reddish velvet with a silver fringe and the embroidery is in seed pearls, pieces of mother of pearl, silver, etc. The center has an elaborate equal armed cross with rays and a stylized border. The four arms each have a similar but smaller cross with an elaborate floral wreath.
- Object name:
- POKROVETS
- Made from:
- Velvet -- silk -- silver-wrapped silk thread -- seed pearls -- spangles
- Made in:
- Russia
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 51.4 × 51.4 cm (20 1/4 × 20 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 43.3
- Class:
- NEEDLEWORK
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973