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Italy

Altar Frontal, Late 16th century

Bands of linen, plain weave; linen, plain weave; pulled thread work; embroidered with silk in back, four-sided, overcast, running, single faggot, and two-sided Italian cross stitches; and linen, plain weave; pulled thread work; embroidered with linen in Russian overcast and cloth stitches; edged with linen and silk, plain weave extended weft uncut fringe and silk, buttonhole loops and bullion picots
99.1 x 196.2 cm (39 x 77 1/4 in.)
Grace R. Smith Textile Endowment, 1998.531