Ecclesiastical Embroidery (Epigonation) (1600s–1700s): Art, History and Details

Ecclesiastical Embroidery (Epigonation) (1600s–1700s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

This ecclesiastical embroidery depicts Christ washing the feet of the 12 Disciples at the Last Supper. There is a Greek or old Slavonic inscription on the border, which is indecipherable. The heavy embroidery was done in gold, silver, and various silk threads.

Object facts

• Title: Ecclesiastical Embroidery (Epigonation)
• Date: 1600s–1700s
• Culture: Armenia and Greece, 17th-18th century
• Type: Embroidery
• Technique: embroidery; silk and metallic threads
• Dimensions: Overall: 48.2 x 49 cm (19 x 19 5/16 in.)
• Collection: T - Ecclesiastical
• Department: Textiles
• Accession number: 1916.1422

Collection credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade

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