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Altar Frontalcirca 1700-1725

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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.

Unknown, Altar Frontal, circa 1700-1725, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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

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