Altar Cloth by Italy, textile, 1601-1700

Altar Cloth

Italy

Year
1601-1700
Medium
Linen, plain weave; appliquéd vertical strips of plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in long-armed cross and back stitches and appliquéd lower border of plain weave; embellished with pulled thread work (with silk floss) in two-sided Italian cross stitch and embroidered in back stitch; edged with silk, warp-faced plain weave with ground weft cut fringe
Dimensions
91.2 × 298.4 cm (35 7/8 × 117 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile
Culture
Italy

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