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ALTAR CLOTH (VOZDUKH)
ALTAR CLOTH (VOZDUKH)
Cat. no.:
43.11
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
1850-1900
In the Russian Orthodox Church, altar cloths cover chalices and dishes used for Holy Communion. Covering these vessels emphasizes the sacredness of the consecrated Eucharistic gifts of wine and...
ALTAR CLOTH
ALTAR CLOTH
Cat. no.:
43.12
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
1775-1800
The central section is a piece of brocade with a large design of leaves in gold on silver threads and flowers and other designs in colors. On this is sewn a cross in gold thread. The central...
ORLETS
ORLETS
Cat. no.:
43.13
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
19th c.
The embroidery is on a piece of coarsely woven plum-colored cloth. In the center is embroidered in coarse stitches an eagle in grays, holding a green branch and flying over a village done in...
ORLETS
ORLETS
Cat. no.:
43.14
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
19th c.
In the center is an eagle in grays and blacks with beak and feet in gold shown against a blue ground flying over a village done in reds, greens, golds. The border has a series of flowers in...
EMBROIDERY
EMBROIDERY
Cat. no.:
43.15
Artist:
Tatiana Zhurkov (Maker)
Date:
1984
Hand-embroidered in multi-colored mercerized cotton thread on gray linen with Russian folk motifs including two female figures in full skirts with arms raised and six fantastic birds and vines in...
PICTURE
PICTURE
Cat. no.:
43.16
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
19th c.
The embroidery represents a pictorial scene complete with a frame-like border of roses, etc. In the picture is a man lying stretched out on a chaise lounge in a room, in a palace, his sword in his...
TOWEL
TOWEL
Cat. no.:
43.17
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
1900
In the center is a strip of white lace and the ends have lace in white and red. There are two strips embroidered in red and blue, the central band of each with formal motifs between two bands with...
TOWEL
TOWEL
Cat. no.:
43.18
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
19th c.
The towel is made of crash linen embroidered in red and blue. At the top is a double-headed eagle with a floral motif on each side. The rest has embroidered bands in red and blue with two sections...
TOWEL
TOWEL
Cat. no.:
43.19
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
19th c.
The central piece and the ends are in white lace. The rest has two strips embroidered in black and white with a stylized floral motif of red flowers and black stems and leaves. The borders have...
TOWEL
TOWEL
Cat. no.:
43.20
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
19th c.
In the center is a strip of white lace and at the ends is lace in white and red. The rest is embroidered in white and red, mostly with step motifs around an equal-armed crosses. Probably to go...
ALTAR CLOTH (POKROVETS)
ALTAR CLOTH (POKROVETS)
Cat. no.:
43.29.1
Artist:
Unknown (Manufacturer)
Date:
ca. 1850
In the Russian Orthodox Church, altar cloths cover chalices and dishes used for Holy Communion. Covering these vessels emphasizes the sacredness of the consecrated Eucharistic gifts of wine and...
ALTAR CLOTH (POKROVETS)
ALTAR CLOTH (POKROVETS)
Cat. no.:
43.29.2
Artist:
Unknown (Manufacturer)
Date:
ca. 1850
This set of two pokrovets (chalice cover) is made from a deep orange velvet embroidered in gold and silver stumpwork. Oak leaves and acorns in gold stumpwork form the basis for a decorative...
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