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Altar frontal

second quarter of 19th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueSilk, voided velvet, cut pile with twill-weave ground, gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
Dimensions178 x 196.2 cm (70 1/16 x 77 1/4 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number31.561
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, September 3, 1931
Altar frontal (one of a pair)
second half of 19th century
Altar frontal
1800–50
Panel for carpet
second half of 19th century
Altar frontal (one of a pair)
second half of 19th century
Fragment of velvet
17th or 18th century
Fragment of velvet
17th or 18th century
Fragment of velvet
17th or 18th century
Fragment of velvet
17th or 18th century
Chair panel
first quarter 18th century