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Altar Frontal

1400-1499 (made)

embroidered, LS, 1400-99, German; Heraldic animals


Object details

Categories
Ecclesiastical Textiles
Embroidery
Object type
Altar frontal
Brief description
embroidered, LS, 1400-99, German; Heraldic animals
Dimensions
  • Top edge width: 2745mm
  • Bottom edge width: 2735mm
  • Proper right length: 1250mm
  • Proper left length: 1240mm
Gallery label
  • Original label ALTAR FRONTAL. Grey linen, embroidered with rosettes, stars, and heraldic animals on alternate squares of plain linen and open work. German. 15th centy. 9 ft. 5½ in. by 4 ft. 2½ in. Bought (Bock Colln.). 8709-'63(1863)
  • A.S. Cole's revision, 1888 ALTAR FRONTAL, consisting of alternate squares of "lacis" or darned netting and grey linen worked with feather stitch, both figured with heraldic animals, flowers, and stars. German. Late 16th centy. L. 9. ft. 5½ in., W. 4 ft. 2½ in. Bought (Bock Colln). 8709-'63(1888)
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
8709-1863

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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