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Liturgical cuff (Epimanikion)

1740
Not on view
The Annunciation was a favored subject for epimanikia, since it lent itself to division across the pair of cuffs (see also 41.100.235). The motif of the angel Gabriel entering on a raft of clouds is borrowed from the art of Western Europe, likely via prints. The inscription in the lower margins recalls the "toil and pains" of the embroider and concludes with the Greek numerals ΑΨΜ for the year 1740.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Liturgical cuff (Epimanikion)
  • Date: 1740
  • Culture: Greek
  • Medium: Silk, metal thread, and metal wire embroidery on a foundation of silk satin
  • Dimensions: 9 3/4 × 5 3/4 in. (24.8 × 14.6 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
  • Credit Line: Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.100.235
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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Liturgical cuff (Epimanikion), Silk, metal thread, and metal wire embroidery on a foundation of silk satin, Greek
Liturgical cuff (Epimanikion)
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Seasons and Elements (Fire) (set of four), Charles Le Brun French, Canvas; silk, wool, and metal-thread embroidery in tent stitch (316 stitches per sq. inch, 49 per sq. cm.), French, Paris
Seasons and Elements (Fire) (set of four)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1683
Seasons and Elements (Spring) (set of four), Charles Le Brun French, Canvas; silk, wool, and metal-thread embroidery in tent stitch (316 stitches per sq. inch, 49 per sq. cm.), French, Paris
Seasons and Elements (Spring) (set of four)
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