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STIKHAR'

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

Stikhar' was partially deconstructed to remove gilt buttons and other gilded decoration. The remaining fabric of the garment is decorated in an overall pattern of large flowers and leaves in colored silks on a pale blue ground.

Object name:
STIKHAR'
Made from:
Silk -- linen -- silver-wrapped silk thread -- gold-wrapped silk thread -- silk embroidery thread
Made in:
Russia
Date made:
19th c.
Size:
137.2 cm (54 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
44.29
Class:
VESTMENT
Signature marks:
LABEL 91 74-75p Inside hem; yellow cloth label on which numbers are written.
Credit line:
Gift of Dina Merrill Robertson, 1977