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Source Description
This spectacular cloth with raised three-dimensional embroidery embellished the front of an altar. Lavishly applied gilt-metal thread creates architectural embellishments enhanced by grand vases displaying sheaves of wheat in the upper corners and bunches of grapes in the center of the fringed over-frontal, referring to the bread and wine of the Mass. The central coat of arms represents the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy, a Roman Catholic mendicant order established in 1218 by Saint Peter Nolasco in the city of Barcelona, Spain, then in the principality of Catalonia (crown of Aragon).
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Document identity
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97266
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Embroidered Front of an Altar
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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97266
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object
title
Embroidered Front of an Altar
description
This spectacular cloth with raised three-dimensional embroidery embellished the front of an altar. Lavishly applied gilt-metal thread creates architectural embellishments enhanced by grand vases displaying sheaves of wheat in the upper corners and bunches of grapes in the center of the fringed over-frontal, referring to the bread and wine of the Mass. The central coat of arms represents the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy, a Roman Catholic mendicant order established in 1218 by Saint Peter Nolasco in the city of Barcelona, Spain, then in the principality of Catalonia (crown of Aragon).
date
1600s–1700s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79481432
genreSpecific
Embroidery
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 108 x 209.5 cm (42 1/2 x 82 1/2 in.)
cul
Italy or Spain
accession
1916.901
Source extras
tec
Satin and silk: embroidery
tombstone
Embroidered Front of an Altar, 1600s–1700s. Italy or Spain. Satin and silk: embroidery; overall: 108 x 209.5 cm (42 1/2 x 82 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.901
collection
T - Ecclesiastical
citations
citation
"The Relation of the Museum to Local Industry." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 5, no. 10 (1918): 122-131.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 125
citation
"Exhibitions." <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 56, no. 6 (November/December 2016): 4.
page_number
Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 4.
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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2026-05-29 05:14:38.731000
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97266
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Textiles
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T - Ecclesiastical
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Satin and silk: embroidery
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1
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0
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photo
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