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| Title | Altar Cloth |
| Artist | Artist Unknown (Italy) |
| Date | 16th century |
| Institution | Minneapolis Institute of Arts |
| Location | Not on view. |
| Medium: | Textiles, Textile-Lace | Linen; cutwork |
| Size: | 60 x 25 in. (152.4 x 63.5 cm) |
| Creation Place: | Italy |
| Culture: | Italy |
| Style: | 16th century |
| Physical Description: | Altar cloth of handmade linen containing several techniques. The open squares of cut and drawn threads are first button-holed with green silks and drawn threads are then whipped with green silks. These are embroidered with various themes with white thread in similar techniques as Lacis-work with women's heads and winged bodies, winged animals fronting each other and birds. This specimen has also its drawn threads at each edge terminated to a pointed lace edge, at both ends, while a tiny buttonholed and fringed stitch runs about the whole piece. |
| Credit: | Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Countess Phelps Resse |
| Accession Number: | 21.359 |
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| Added to Site: | February 28, 2009 |
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