Silk decorative icon cloth

Silk decorative icon cloth, embroidered in gold with the crest of the Ypsilantis family and the date 1797. It refers to Alexandros (1726-1806), the prince of Wallachia and grandfather of Prince Alexandros Ypsilantis (1792-1828) who became the leader of the "Philiki Etaireia" (Society of Friends) in 1820, and proclaimed the Greek Revolution in Moldavia and Wallachia on 24 February 1821. 0,87x0,75 m. Gift of Marina Ypsilanti. (ΓΕ 18534)