Italy or Poland

Antependium

19th century
Silk, knotted square netting; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in cloth and darning stitches; edged with silk, warp-faced plain weave extended ground weft uncut fringe
109.8 × 256.3 cm (43.2 × 100.9 in)

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