DepartmentTextiles-Europe
Pair of Christian Church Vestment Fragments
NameVestment Fragment
CultureArmenian (?)
Date16th century
Place madeGreece or Armenia, Europe
MediumSilk, gold wrapped metallic thread
Dimensions9 1/2 × 3 1/8 in. (24.13 × 7.9375 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.763V
Object numberA.1995.93.763V
DescriptionA PAIR OF VESTMENT FRAGMENTS MOUNTED TOGETHER. Per Invoice: Turkish 16th Century Ottoman silk fragment, part of Christian Church vestment, embroidered with faces of angels (?). 2 Fragments of a church vestment (possibly a chasuble) shows angel faces, surrounded by wings (cherubian) inside interlocking meander. Probably Armenian; colors are off-white, gold, dark brown.12th - 13th century
700 - 1000
Artist Not Recorded
10th-12th century
c. 900 - 1100