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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...
STIKHAR'
STIKHAR'
44.35
1896
The fabric is made up of three color gold-wrapped threads with major forms outlined in crimson red. The dominant theme is an image of a double-winged, double-headed, single-crowned eagle with a...
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...
FELON'
FELON'
44.38
Unknown
19th c.
Overall large flowers in mauve and blue, green leaves on a silver ground, gold bands with sinceau. Appliqued cross in the middle of the back. Lined with white linen.
STIKHAR'
STIKHAR'
44.39
Unknown
19th c.
Overall pattern of large flowers in rose, mauve and blue, green leaves, gold bows on a silver ground, gold band in a rinceau at neck and hem. Wide sleeves, open at sides, gold filigree buttons and...
VESTMENT (STIKHAR')
VESTMENT (STIKHAR')
44.4
Poliakov Manufactory ((Possibly))
c. 1850
The fabrics used comprise linen, silk, silver-wrapped threads, gold-wrapped threads, and silk chenille. The dominant color of the garment is gold and it is accompanied by flowers made with red...
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...
STIKHAR'
STIKHAR'
44.44
Unknown (Manufacturer)
1775-1800
At the neck in front there are wheat sheaves and grape vines embroidered in gold and silver threads within an appliqued band woven of gold and silver threads. The same band is sewn to the sleeves...
FELON'
FELON'
44.45
A. i V Sapozhnikov (Attributed to)
ca. 1900
The felon' is constructed from heavy gold fabric decorated with an overall pattern with large chrysanthemums, including spider mums and fig marigolds, silver petals, brown velvet leaves with small...