Altar Frontal
ca. 1890 (made), ca. 1890 (made)
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Altar frontal of embroidered silk damask and gilt thread tissue with floss silks and gold threads. Embroidered on alternating bands of silk and gilt thread tissue and silk damask. On each silk and gilt thread tissue panel are two detached motifs of oak leaves, and on the silk damask panels is a design of two undulating stems and leaves.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered silk damask and gilt thread tissue with floss silks and gold threads |
| Brief description | Altar frontal of embroidered silk damask and gilt thread tissue with floss silks and gold threads, designed by John Ninian Comper for St. Barnabas' Church, Beckenham, England, ca. 1890 |
| Physical description | Altar frontal of embroidered silk damask and gilt thread tissue with floss silks and gold threads. Embroidered on alternating bands of silk and gilt thread tissue and silk damask. On each silk and gilt thread tissue panel are two detached motifs of oak leaves, and on the silk damask panels is a design of two undulating stems and leaves. |
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| Production | Designed for St. Barnabas' Church, Beckenham. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.715-1966 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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