Altar cloth
Category
Textiles
Date
1665
Materials
Velvet, linen and metal
Measurements
1780 x 2740 mm
Place of origin
Little Gidding
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Staunton Harold Church, Leicestershire
NT 426864
Summary
A purple velvet altar cloth (lined in linen) with a central motif worked in gold and silver thread of a cross and 'IHS' and a sacred heart in a sunburst. There are also quarter sunbursts at the two front corners and a fringe around the the bottom (circa 1665). Contemporary with the fittings of the church and part of a set of hangings.
Marks and inscriptions
IHS (metalwork embroibery)