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Italy

Altar Frontal, 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
207 x 106.7 cm (81 1/2 x 42 1/2 in.)
Gift of Mrs. J. Ogden Armour, 1929.283