Altar frontal
Category
Textiles
Date
1600 - 1700
Materials
Silk and metal glazed in a wooden frame
Measurements
1085 x 2150 mm
Order this imageCollection
Moseley Old Hall, Staffordshire
NT 477551
Summary
Altar frontal of cream-coloured silk satin, embroidered in metal threads and polychrome silk floss. Features six roundels depicting the life of St.Theresa, surrounded by floral and folial motifs, birds, butterflies and fruits. Glazed in frame. Said to be by Carmelite nuns in Palermo.