Saccos
1650-1700 (made)
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This vestment is a sakkos, which is worn by bishops of the Orthodox church. It was made with silk from Iran. Luxury textiles of this type were exported to eastern Europe by Armenian merchants from Isfahan. Their network of trading houses operated from the Baltic to the Bay of Bengal.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, silver-gilt and silver wrapped thread |
| Brief description | Silk and metal-thread fabric made into a sakkos (dalmatic), Iran, 1650-1700. |
| Physical description | Vestment made up of Iranian silk and metal-thread fabric with floral designs on a silver ground. |
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| Object history | Acquired from the Rev. J.W. Mylne of Westgate-on-Sea for £50.0s.Od, together with 577-1907 (£2.10s.0d). A note in the Museum register: "The Rev. J. Mylne in his letter (M.3024/7) of July 13th 1907, states that the dalmatic is probably late 17th or early 18th century. ... This dalmatic is said to have been acquired by a dragoman from a priest living beyond the Jordan, and was presented by him to the Rev. J.W. Mylne. ..." |
| Production | Made up into a sakkos (the Eastern Christian equivalent of a dalmatic). |
| Summary | This vestment is a sakkos, which is worn by bishops of the Orthodox church. It was made with silk from Iran. Luxury textiles of this type were exported to eastern Europe by Armenian merchants from Isfahan. Their network of trading houses operated from the Baltic to the Bay of Bengal. |
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| Accession number | 576-1907 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2005 |
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