Embroidered Front of an Altar

1600s–1700s Overall: 108 x 209.5 cm (42 1/2 x 82 1/2 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.901

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 cent...

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