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Chalice veil (Aer)
Russian
after 1850
Medium/Technique
Silk satin appliqued with cross stitch panels, metallic braid, metallic yarns and leather
Dimensions
Height x width: 73 x 57.8 cm (28 3/4 x 22 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Allen and Elizabeth R. Mottur
Accession Number2006.2158
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionChalice veil of ivory silk satin with borders of cross stitch in a floral design; center appliqued with metallic braid and cross in center, angels in four corners with appliqued painted heads; gold fringe around the edges
ProvenanceInherited by donor in December 1986 from Dr. and Mrs. Adolphus Sylvester Rumreich. Gift to MFA January 24, 2007. Dr. A. S. Rumreich was the physician at the United States Embassy in Moscow, Russia from 1935 to 1938. While there, he and his wife, Edna Irene Hall Rumreich, purchased various antiques at a time when church and imperial treasures were being sold by Soviet authorities.