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POKROVETS
POKROVETS
43.58
Unknown
19th c.
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...
PELENA (ONE OF A SET OF THREE)
PELENA (ONE OF A SET OF THREE)
43.59
Unknown
17th c.
A pelena is a decorated cloth which is often hung beneath icons as an adornment. This cloth illustrates the lavish needlework that characterizes the finest examples of such cloths. It uses...
POKROVETS
POKROVETS
43.5.1
Unknown (Manufacturer)
mid 19th Century
Set of 2. The background of this pokrovets (chalice cover) is made of a deep red-brown velvet edged with a long fringe of gold-wrapped yellow silk thread. The central cross is rendered in...
POKROVETS
POKROVETS
43.5.2
Unknown (Manufacturer)
mid 19th Century
Set of 2. The background of this pokrovets (chalice cover) is made of a deep red-brown velvet edged with a long fringe of gold-wrapped yellow silk thread. The central cross is rendered in...
PELENA (ONE OF A SET OF THREE)
PELENA (ONE OF A SET OF THREE)
43.60
Unknown
17th c.
A pelena is a decorated cloth which is often hung beneath icons as an adornment. This cloth illustrates the lavish needlework that characterizes the finest examples of such cloths. It uses...
PELENA (ONE OF A SET OF THREE)
PELENA (ONE OF A SET OF THREE)
43.61
Unknown
17th c.
A pelena is a decorated cloth which is often hung beneath icons as an adornment. This example illustrates the lavish needlework that characterizes the finest examples of such cloths. It uses...
Panel
Panel
43.62
Unknown
19th c.
The colors are very soft pastels. The background is in two shades of beige. The rest is in red, gold, etc. all in pastel shades. The design is in the pseudo-Renaissance pattern. In the center is a...
POKROVETS
POKROVETS
43.67
Unknown
19th c.
The brocade has an all-over pattern of flowers and leaves on a peach-colored ground. In the center is sewn a cross in silver threads. The cross is edged with silver fringe.
ORLETS
ORLETS
43.68
Unknown
19th c.
The medallion is loosely woven in imitation of needlepoint. It portrays an eagle in grays and blacks flying over the walled city of Jerusalem, the city being rendered in several colors. The lining...
ALTAR CLOTH (VOZDUKH)
ALTAR CLOTH (VOZDUKH)
43.6.1
Unknown
Late 19th c.-Early 20th c.
Rectangular piece is in three colored satins-red for the central medallion, brown for the border to the medallion and yellow for the outside edge and off-white for the rest, the fringe is in gold....
POKROVETS
POKROVETS
43.6.2
Unknown
Late 19th c.-Early 20th c.
The decoration of the cross-shaped pokrovets is so modernized that it is barely recognizable as a liturgical object. The background is of a cream-colored satin. Embroidered on each of the four...
ALTAR CLOTH (POKROVETS)
ALTAR CLOTH (POKROVETS)
43.6.3
Unknown
Late 1800-Early 1900
The decoration of the cross-shaped pokrovets is so modernized that it is barely recognizable as a liturgical object. The background is of a cream-colored satin. Embroidered on each of the four...