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
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Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
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)
16–17th century
18th century
1610–50
17th century (?)
18th century
late 16th–early 17th century
second half of 19th century
17th century
Probably 18th–19th century
early 17th century
about 1850–70
18th–19th century