Burial shroud

Museum number:
7-9695
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4590
Object count:
1
Description:
Burial shroud purchased at the Church of St. Nicholas at Taganrog, Russia. White paper-like material with olive green Christian iconography and Russian writing. Sold at the church candle counter to raise money.
Donor:
George V. Shkurkin
Collection place:
Russia
Culture or time period:
Russians
Person depicted:
Saint Nicholas
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Burial shroud, accession number 7-9695, described as Burial shroud purchased at the Church of St. Nicholas at Taganrog, Russia. White paper-like material with olive green Christian iconography and Russian writing. Sold at the church candle counter to raise money.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Burial shroud, accession number 7-9695, described as Burial shroud purchased at the Church of St. Nicholas at Taganrog, Russia. White paper-like material with olive green Christian iconography and Russian writing. Sold at the church candle counter to raise money.

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