Harvard Art Museums > 1928.118.A: Cross-shaped Orphrey for a Chasuble Back Textile Arts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Cross-shaped Orphrey for a Chasuble Back (Unidentified Artist) , 1928.118.A,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 20, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/215241. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1928.118.A People Unidentified Artist Title Cross-shaped Orphrey for a Chasuble Back Classification Textile Arts Work Type textile Date c. 1400 Culture Bohemian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/215241 Physical Descriptions Medium Silk and metallic (silver and gilt) yarns filé Technique Embroidery Dimensions 111.8 × 73 cm (44 × 28 3/4 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund Accession Year 1928 Object Number 1928.118.A Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Cross-shaped orphrey with a scene of the Education of the Virgin (?) at the top with Joachim and Anna and a central image of Christ on the Cross with the inscription "INRI" in a banderole. At the left arm of the cross is the Birth of the Virgin and at the right is the Nativity; at the four quadrants of the cross are the Evangelists: St. Mark (upper left), St. Matthew (upper right), St. John (lower right) and St. Luke (lower left). Christ is flanked by two angels holding chalices to catch the blood from his wounds. Below at the foot of the Cross are Mary Magdelene holding a scourge, St. John the Evangelist holding a palm, and Mary. Below is a coat of arms in a shield (gules four bars or and a pilgrims' satchel). Embroidery, incorporating split, satin, back, "fern", running stitches and couching, on silk cut crimson velvet on a plain weave linen ground. Publication History Juliette Calvarin, "Ornamenta Sacerdotum: Marian Chasubles for Priestly Bodies in Pre-Hussite Prague" (Harvard University, 2021), Unpublished, pp. 214-294, figs. 4.A.1 - 4.A.9 Exhibition History Exhibition of Ecclesiastical Arts, Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Springfield, 11/07/1941 - 12/14/1941 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
