Altar Frontal by Italy, textile, 1575-1600

Altar Frontal

Italy

Year
1575-1600
Medium
Bands of linen, plain weave; linen, plain weave; pulled thread work; embroidered with silk in back, four-sided, overcast, running, single faggot, and two-sided Italian cross stitches; and linen, plain weave; pulled thread work; embroidered with linen in Russian overcast and cloth stitches; edged with linen and silk, plain weave extended weft uncut fringe and silk, buttonhole loops and bullion picots
Dimensions
99.1 × 208.9 cm (39 × 82 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile
Culture
Italy

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