Altar Frontal
18th century
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
103.7 × 202 cm (40.8 × 79.5 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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