Altar frontal
late 19th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin ground with silk and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave; top: silk satin embroidered with silk
Dimensions184.5 x 97 cm (72 5/8 x 38 3/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number11.116
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18th or 19th century
late 18th or early 19th century
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early 19th century