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Altar Frontal
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Altar Frontal

Italy · 19th century · Silk, satin weave over linen, plain weave; lined with silk in plain weave; moiré; braid in gilt over silk and yellow silk (gold fringe - twisted threads, gilt over core); embroidered in silk floss, silver and gilt over silk core with satin, (flat), long and short, stem (outline) stitches; couching and some underside couching

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

Subjects
needlework (visual works)silk (fiber)ritual objectsReligious/Ritual Object
Credit lineAltar Frontal. 19th century. Italy. The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. J. Ogden Armour. CC0.
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