1media/the-doges-palace-venice-italy.jpg2022-06-16T12:29:11-07:00Brooke Hendershottb0a907cd0f989ee79e94592378a1545647719cfb394478plain2022-11-21T20:59:17-08:00Elizabeth 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 crucial to understand that its composition differs from its resting places. After the construction of the Miter, the creators sent this religious piece to the Abbey church of the Benedictine Monastery of St. Peter, where the current bishop and Abbeys of the church would wear it. The Miter spent time at this church and served as an important religious relic that emphasized power and prestige in the church. Bishops and abbots wearing 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 artifact 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 materials to Adolfo Loewi. Loewi was a German and Jewish art dealer specializing in materials and put the work he collected, including this Miter, in a gallery in Venice. After five 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.
1media/germany and austria pt 2_thumb.jpeg2022-11-16T09:54:29-08:00Map going from Germany to Salzburg2Circled is the country of Germany where the Miter would have been constructed and then sent to Austria.media/germany and austria pt 2.jpegplain2022-11-21T21:13:00-08:00PeterHermesFurianGetty Images/iStockphotoAustria, political map, with the capital Vienna, nine federated states and their capitals. With borders and the neighbor countries. English labeling. Illustration. Vector.