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Altar Frontal
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Altar Frontal

Italy or France · 18th century · Silk, satin weave; underlaid with hemp, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, and and hemp wrapped with gilt-metal strip and silk in satin stitches; laid work and couching; edged with woven tape

From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

Subjects
textileneedlework (visual works)liturgicalsilk (fiber)ritual objectsReligious/Ritual Object
Credit lineAltar Frontal. 18th century. Italy or France. The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland. CC0.
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