POKROVETS
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The background is in green velvet. In the center is the half-length figure of the Virgin Hodegetria with rays in gilt thread. On the four arms are cherubim with painted faces and halos and wings in gilt threads. On each end of each arm is gilt braid.
- Object name:
- POKROVETS
- Made from:
- Embroidery -- velvet
- Made in:
- Russia
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 38.1 x 39.4 cm (15 x 15 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 43.58
- Class:
- NEEDLEWORK
- Signature marks:
- mark 120 / I 780 / 20p on reverse in center section
- Credit line:
- Gift of Madame Augusto Rosso, 1970