Altar Frontal
1400-1599 (made)
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Dark green void velvet on satin ground with 15th century pattern of lobed leaves and smaller plant forms. Bands and panels of mid-sixteenth century silk with curving bands forming oval pointed compartments containing plant forms in white and yellow silk, silver wire and loops of silver thread. Gold thread fringe at both ends. Pink linen lining made of several pieces shaped for some other purpose.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Void velvet, satin gound, linen lining, silk embellishments, silver wire and thread, gold thread fringe |
| Brief description | Altar frontal, velvet, 1400-1599, Spanish. |
| Physical description | Dark green void velvet on satin ground with 15th century pattern of lobed leaves and smaller plant forms. Bands and panels of mid-sixteenth century silk with curving bands forming oval pointed compartments containing plant forms in white and yellow silk, silver wire and loops of silver thread. Gold thread fringe at both ends. Pink linen lining made of several pieces shaped for some other purpose. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'San Pablo' (Inscribed on lining in ink ) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.373-1976 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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