Altar Frontal
1801–1900
- Medium
- Silk, satin weave over linen, plain weave; lined with silk in plain weave; moiré; braid in gilt over silk and yellow silk (gold fringe - twisted threads, gilt over core); embroidered in silk floss, silver and gilt over silk core with satin, (flat), long and short, stem (outline) stitches; couching and some underside couching
- Dimensions
- 108.3 × 207.6 cm (42 5/8 × 81 3/4 in.)
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
silk (fiber)ritual objectsneedlework (visual works)