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Altar Frontalcirca 1700-1725

Not on view
Horizontal embroidered textile panel with five repeating symmetrical floral and palmette sections in red, blue, green, gold, and silver-gray on a dusty rose ground
Embroidered textile panel on pale pink ground, dense floral composition with tulips, daisy-like blooms, and stylized leaves in red, blue, gold, and green, interwoven with sinuous silver and cream scrolling stems.
Title
Altar Frontal
Place Made
Italy, probably Bologna
Date Made
circa 1700-1725
Medium
Silk chenille and silver metallic thread embroidery on silk taffeta
Dimensions
44 1/4 x 119 1/4 in. (112.39 x 302.89 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.80.139
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles