Altar Frontal by Italy or France, textile, 1701-1800

Altar Frontal

Italy or France

Year
1701-1800
Medium
Silk, satin weave; underlaid with hemp, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, and and hemp wrapped with gilt-metal strip and silk in satin stitches; laid work and couching; edged with woven tape
Dimensions
103.7 × 202 cm (40 3/4 × 79 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile
Culture
Italy

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