1media/the-doges-palace-venice-italy.jpg2022-06-16T12:29:11-07:00Brooke Hendershottb0a907cd0f989ee79e94592378a1545647719cfb394476plain2022-11-16T10:02:41-08:00Elizabeth Griffith88d5cade55b1586c8abf308311a3248c872ba89cThe 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 a few pieces, including this Miter, to the Museum of Fine Arts Boston in 1938, where the Miter is located today and is stored with companion textiles. Other liturgical pieces that were found in the Benedictine Monastery have been collected all over the world in locations such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Abegg Stiff-Tung.
1media/germany and austria pt 2_thumb.jpeg2022-11-16T09:54:29-08:00Map going from Germany to Salzburg1media/germany and austria pt 2.jpegplain2022-11-16T09:54:30-08:00PeterHermesFurianGetty Images/iStockphotoAustria, political map, with the capital Vienna, nine federated states and their capitals. With borders and the neighbor countries. English labeling. Illustration. Vector.