Alb

Embroidered Linen: 1600s; Lace Flounce: 1700s Average: 342.9 x 61 cm (135 x 24 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1920.1260

This beautiful vestment, called an alb, was worn under other liturgical garments by the clergy who served at the altar. Embroidered with gilt-metal thread flora on a linen ground, it is trimmed with a flounce and cuffs of lace, the most fashionable and expensive material at th...

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