Pall 'Metropolitan Alexius' Second quarter of the 16th century; taffeta - the 16th century; damask cloth

Pall 'Metropolitan Alexius' Second quarter of the 16th century; taffeta - the 16th century; damask cloth - the 18th century

Pall 'Metropolitan Alexius' Second quarter of the 16th century; taffeta - the 16th century; damask cloth - the 18th century

Object type

Pall 'Metropolitan Alexius'

Place of origin

Russia, Moscow, taffeta by foreign makers, damask cloth - China

Date

Second quarter of the 16th century; taffeta - the 16th century; damask cloth - the 18th century

Organization

Workshops of Grand Princess Elena Glinskaya (?)

Materials

Taffeta, damask cloth, silk threads, silver-gilt threads

Technique

Needlework, weaving

Dimensions

Size: 208,0 х 106,0 cm

Object history note

Was donated by Grand Prince Vasili III of Moscow (?) to the Monastery of the Miracle in 1919.

Publications

Mayasova N. The Old Russian pictorial embroidery. Scientific catalogue. Moscow, 2004

Museum number

Тк-73