Altar cloth
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
textile
Measurements
1020 mm (Depth); 2640 mm (Length)
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Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1221191
Summary
Silk front altar cloth with five decorative panels and deep fringing. Four side panels have floral embroidery separated by vertical bands of metal thread embroidery. Centre panel has oval with figure in red and green robe. Cream background and cream embroidery. As that seen in the 1949 and 1959 images. It is made up of panels of 18th century woven silk with metal thread and silk lampas, framed by metal thread braid and fringe. In the centre front is an embroidered panel of the Virgin Mary in Majesty, set within a mandorla. Duplicate entry to part of alter.
Provenance
Donated to the National Trust from Lady Rose Lauritzen, 2010