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STIKHAR'
STIKHAR'
44.3
Unknown
Mid 19th c.
The dominant color of the stikhar' is gold. The design on the vestment was created by embroidering silk in various patterns to create a brocade. The design is an all-over one of flowers...
CHASUBLE (FELON')
CHASUBLE (FELON')
44.34
A. i V Sapozhnikov (Manufacturer)
1896
Worn by one of the priests officiating at the coronation of Nicholas II in 1896, this sumptuous liturgical vestment is made of gold brocade woven in a pattern of imperial double-headed eagles and...
OMOFOR (BISHOP'S STOLE)
OMOFOR (BISHOP'S STOLE)
44.36
1896
This narrow omofor has been made from a variation on the same fabric used for other vestments for the coronation of Nicholas II. In this case, the distinctive double-headed, double-winged,...
FELON'
FELON'
44.37
Unknown (Manufacturer)
ca. 1850
The whole cape is covered with large leaf and flower sprays in silver on a pale blue ground. Silver bands are applied at the neck and near the hem. On the back, an applied silver cross and a...
PRIEST'S VESTMENT (FELON')
PRIEST'S VESTMENT (FELON')
44.41
Sergei Ivanovich Vashkov (Designer)
ca. 1900
Vestments worn by Russian Orthodox clergy are magnificently embellished to emphasize the glory of the kingdom of God, which the Orthodox believe is encountered within the mystery of the church. ...
FELON'
FELON'
44.42
ca. 1910
The overall shape and cut of the felon' are typical of other nineteenth and twentieth-century examples. The pattern of the fabric, however, indicates the influence of Art nouveau graphics and...
FELON'
FELON'
44.43
Unknown (Manufacturer)
before 1854
The felon' is made of a figured silk with a background of yellow silk and gold-wrapped yellow silk thread. The fabric is subdivided by a trellis-like pattern of grape vines dotted with bunches of...
CUFF (PORUCHI)
CUFF (PORUCHI)
44.47.1
Unknown
1775-1850
One of a pair of priest's cuffs are in red velvet, embroidered in silver and gilded threads with a rayed cross in the center and a vine scroll with oak leaves, acrons and flowers around the border.
CUFF (PORUCHI)
CUFF (PORUCHI)
44.47.2
Unknown
1775-1850
One of a pair of priest's cuffs are in red velvet, embroidered in silver and gilded threads with a rayed cross in the center and a vine scroll with oak leaves, acrons and flowers around the border.
POIAS (ECCLESIASTICAL BELT) OR ORAR' (STOLE)
POIAS (ECCLESIASTICAL BELT) OR ORAR' (STOLE)
44.50
1896
The ecclesiastical belt or stole is made of a thin strip of the fabric used for vestments worn by clergy participating in the Coronation of Nicholas II. The visible pattern depicts only stylized...
VESTMENT (FELON)
VESTMENT (FELON)
44.6
Unknown (Manufacturer)
late 19th Century
Although the felon' resembles older garments made from a variety of fabrics, the entire felon' (with the exception of the braid around the neck) was woven as a single piece and sewn in the front....
VESTMENT FRAGMENT
VESTMENT FRAGMENT
44.62
Poliakov Manufactory ((Possibly))
19th c.
The piece was originally part of a cope. The design is of silver, gold, and silk brocade with a pattern of grape leaves and wheat sheaves that peeks in a bouquet of flowers. Running along the...