Bringing the Holy Land Home: The Crusades, Chertsey Abbey, and the Reconstruction of a Medieval Masterpiece

Where did this go?

The Miter moved around quite a bit throughout time. With its creation in Germany and its finer textile silks coming from the Middle East, it is important to understand that its creation is different from its resting places. After the construction of the Miter, this religious piece was sent to the Abbey church of the Benedictine Monastery of St. Peter, where it would be worn by the current bishop and Abbeys of the church. (see why was this made) The Miter spent its time at this church and served as an important religious relic that emphasized power and prestige in the church. Bishops and abbots that would wear this MIter and vestments that would go along with this piece would be considered highly paramount in the church and deserved attention and following. After its many years being a critical artefact and textile for the Abbey Church in Salzburg Austria, in 1933 the owners and leaders of the church sold the provenance and collection of religious textiles to Adolfo Loewi. Loewi was a German and Jewish art dealer that specified in textiles and put the work that he collected, including this Miter, in a gallery in Venice. After 5 years of ownership, Loewi ended up selling the pieces to the MFA in 1938, where the Miter is located today and is stored with its companion textile collections.

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