Sticharion
19th century (made)
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Linen tunic, embroidered in chain stitch with coloured silks on the front, with a group depicting the Virgin and Child in the centre, two angels above and St. George and the Dragon below. Two floriated Coptic crosses on either side. The sleeves are similarly embroidered with an angel, and a grouping of large and smaller blossom forms and floriated crosses; on the cuffs a narrow band of scroll ornament.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | linen and silk |
| Brief description | Egyptian Coptic, embroidered linen deacon's tunic (sticharion), 19th century |
| Physical description | Linen tunic, embroidered in chain stitch with coloured silks on the front, with a group depicting the Virgin and Child in the centre, two angels above and St. George and the Dragon below. Two floriated Coptic crosses on either side. The sleeves are similarly embroidered with an angel, and a grouping of large and smaller blossom forms and floriated crosses; on the cuffs a narrow band of scroll ornament. |
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| Object history | bought for 2l. 10s. Historical significance: See Volume II of Butler, AJ, The ancient Coptic churches of Egypt, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1884, for descriptions of comparative vestments. |
| Historical context | The sticharion (known as the 'alb' in Western Christianity) is the tunic worn by anyone participating formally in the celebration of the Eucharist in the Orthodox rite. As no other vestment is worn over the deacon's sticharion, it is usually more highly embroidered that that of the priest, who wears it under other vestments. |
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| Accession number | 1311-1871 |
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| Record created | December 9, 2003 |
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