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Altar Frontal

17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Italy (made)
Spain (made)

altar frontal of crimson velvet embroidered with scroll work and grotesques of coloured silks and gold and silver thread, fringed with gold

Object details

Categories
Christianity
Ecclesiastical Textiles
Embroidery
Ceremonial Objects
Religion
Object type
Altar frontal
Materials and techniques
velvet embroidered with silk and gold and silver thread
Velvet
Silk (Textile)
Gold
Silver Thread
Embroidery
Fringing
Brief description
embroidered velvet, 1600s, Italian; grotesques, scrolls in silks and metal on crimson, fringed with gold
Physical description
altar frontal of crimson velvet embroidered with scroll work and grotesques of coloured silks and gold and silver thread, fringed with gold
Dimensions
  • Length: 115in
  • Depth: 38in
dimensions taken from paper records, not checked on object
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • Transliteration
Subject depicted
Grotesques
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
234-1881

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O354971/altar-frontal-unknown/
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