Miter from the abbey church of the Benedictine monastery of Saint Peter
13th century
Object PlaceSalzburg, Austria
Place of ManufactureGermany (miter)
Medium/TechniqueSilk compound weave embroidered with silk and gilt-silver metallic thread
DimensionsMiter: 22.5 x 28 cm (8 7/8 x 11 in.); Lappets: 48 x 6 cm (18 7/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number38.887
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ProvenanceUntil 1933, the abbey church of St. Peter, Salzburg, Austria; 1933, sold by the church of St. Peter to Adolfo Loewi, Venice [see note 1]; 1938, sold by Loewi to the MFA for $3900. (Accession Date: June 9, 1938)
NOTES:
[1] On the dispersal of art objects from the church of St. Peter, see Franz Wagner, "Zu den mittelalterlichen Insignien der Benediktineräbte von St. Peter in Salzburg," Alte und Moderne Kunst 27 (1982), p. 4 and Ernst Hanisch, "St. Peter in der Zwischenkriegszeit," in Der älteste Kloster im deutschen Sprachraum: St. Peter in Salzburg (exh. cat. Dommuseum, Salzburg, May 15 - October 26, 1982), p. 218.
NOTES:
[1] On the dispersal of art objects from the church of St. Peter, see Franz Wagner, "Zu den mittelalterlichen Insignien der Benediktineräbte von St. Peter in Salzburg," Alte und Moderne Kunst 27 (1982), p. 4 and Ernst Hanisch, "St. Peter in der Zwischenkriegszeit," in Der älteste Kloster im deutschen Sprachraum: St. Peter in Salzburg (exh. cat. Dommuseum, Salzburg, May 15 - October 26, 1982), p. 218.
early 18th century
19th century
15th century
15th century–16th century
about 1650–1700
about 1799
11th century, with 12th century repairs
first half of the 17th century
Artist unknown, Japanese
late 17th century
late 18th century