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Altar Cloth

Altar Cloth

1583

Medium: Linen, plain weave; embroidered with linen and silk
Dimensions: 95.5 × 155 cm (37 5/8 × 61 in.)
Genre: textile
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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silk (fiber)liturgicalritual objectsaltarneedlework (visual works)Textile

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