Altar hanging
Category
Textiles
Date
1675 - 1700
Materials
Silver thread, Velvet
Measurements
1590 mm (Length)3190 mm (W)
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Ham House, Surrey
NT 1139706
Summary
Altar frontal in crimson velvet, the front with a central panel of velvet, bordered at both ends with a band of four panels each embroidered with foliate scrolls in silver thread on a red ground; the panels are separated by a narrow strip of red velvet. The edges are trimmed with gold fringed braid.