Chasuble from the abbey church of the Benedictine monastery of Saint Peter
11th century, with 12th century repairs
Object Placeregion of Salzburg, Austria
Medium/TechniqueSilk compound weft twill [samite], embroidered with metal-wrapped thread and applied tablet-woven bands
DimensionsCenter back: 153 cm (60 1/4 in.)
Credit LineEllen Frances Mason Fund
Accession number33.676
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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]; 1933, sold by Loewi to the MFA for $10,000. (Accession Date: December 3, 1933)
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.
13th–14th century
15th century
19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
late 18th to first half of 19th century
early 19th century
3rd-4th century AD
400-600