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1742
Object PlaceArmenia
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin with silk and metallic thread chainstitch painted, silk and metallic woven trim, and silk lining
Dimensions45.3 x 30.2 cm (17 13/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession number43.333
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ClassificationsCostumes
InscriptionsIn Memory of the Common People [Congregation] of the Church of Surb Toros of the Village of Talas 1190 (1741/42) Translation provided by Christina Maranci, July 20, 2019Provenance1943, gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick (b. 1873 - d. 1957), Chicago, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 14, 1943)