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Communion cover from New North Church
German
18th century
Object Place: Germany
Medium/Technique
Linen damask
Dimensions
Overall: 330.2 x 177.8 cm (130 x 70 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Bostonian Society
Accession Number2005.315
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionNatural linen damask communion cover with four scenes from the Passion of Christ: The Agony in the Garden, the Flagellation, the Crucifixion, and Resurrection; beneath each scene is a verse from the Bible written in German; lambs with foliate scrolls along the side borders; inscribed in the center "Presented by Deacon Joseph Kettell to the New North Church, 1812"
ProvenanceDeacon Joseph Kettell before 1812; Presented to the New North Church, Boston in 1812; Deacon Robert Lash; Misses Lash; given to Reverend E.G. Porter; Donated to The Bostonian Society, 1885; Loaned to the MFA, 1972; Gift to the MFA, June 22, 2005