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A work made of silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut, voided velvet.
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  • A work made of silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut, voided velvet.

Date:

1450/1500

Artist:

Italy

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Altar Frontal

Place

Italy (Object made in)

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Made 1450–1500

Medium

Silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut, voided velvet

Dimensions

91.5 × 171.5 cm (36 × 67 1/2 in.); Repeat: 40 × 29.2 cm (15 3/4 × 11 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Buckingham Gothic Collection

Reference Number

1944.408

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