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Altar Frontal17th century

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Title
Altar Frontal
Place Made
Colonial Spanish America
Date Made
17th century
Medium
Linen and cotton plain weave, pieced with silk embroidery and glass beads.
Dimensions
38 3/4 × 97 in. (98.43 × 246.38 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.81.74
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward. 600 Years of Embroidery from the Permanent Collection: 1380-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1982.

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