Epitrachelion | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1960.751.3
People: Unidentified Artist
Title: Epitrachelion
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Priest's Stole
Classification: Textile Arts
Work Type: textile
Date: 17th century
Places: Creation Place: Europe
Culture: Armenian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/211182

Physical Descriptions

Medium: silk with metallic yarns filé
Technique: Embroidery
Dimensions: 139.5 x 27.8 cm (54 15/16 x 10 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Harry G. Friedman, New York; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1960.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Harry G. Friedman
Accession Year: 1960
Object Number: 1960.751.3
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Cut silk crimson velvet priest's stole with predominantly-gold appliquéd embroidered panels depicting twelve saints or apostles (six per side) in arches with haloes and inscriptions. All the figures hold books except the upper left figure, possibly St. Peter, who holds a model of a church and a thurible (incense burner). Appliqués are made of cloth of gold defined with embroidery incorporating split, chain(?) stitches and couching. Five tassels (each 11.5 cm long) at bottom. Lined in cream-coloured satin silk.

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