The Stafford Altar Frontal

Art Institute of Chicago

The Stafford Altar Frontal

England

Date
1620/40 (appliquéd areas: late 17th century)
Medium
Silk, broken warp chevron twill weave cut solid velvet; underlaid with cotton, plain weave; appliquéd with same velvet and with silk, satin weave; underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with gilt-metal strip and purl, gilt-metal-wire-wrapped linen, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in laidwork and couching; edged with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, bobbin straight lace
Culture
England
Department
Textiles
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

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Object type
AAT300014063

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