Purple gauze over red silk. In center, a crucifix with the sun, moon and stars in silks and gold, surrounded by sun rays in paillettes and fine gold embroidery. Angels in the corners swing chalices and the ground is strewn with cherubim in silks and gold. Two inscriptions in Armenian, of which the earlier is undated: "In memory of Lady Takouhi, deceased in Constantinople, daughter of Sir Tovma, th

  • Crédito: Gift of George Arnold Hearn
  • Derechos: CC0

Términos

Medium
Medium: silk, gold Technique: embroidered
Genre
embroidery & stitching Cover edanmdm