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Mitre

1872
Object PlaceIstanbul, Turkey
Medium/TechniqueSilk; satin with silk, seed pearls, gold and silver metallic thread embroidery, garnet colored stones, gold-colored metal, and silk lining
Dimensions45 x 34.5 cm (17 11/16 x 13 9/16 in.)
Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession number43.332
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceOctober, 1937, sold by H. Hassan, Paris to Elizabeth Day McCormick (b. 1873 - d. 1957), Chicago; 1943, gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 14, 1943)
Mitre
16–17th century
Epitaphios
18th century
Embroidered flower
late 16th–early 17th century
Necklace
second half of 19th century
Stole
17th century
Woman's hat
Probably 18th–19th century
Drawstring bag
early 17th century
a-b
about 1850–70
Bag
18th–19th century