Altar frontal

NameEmbroidered cloth

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Dateca 1800

Place madeMexico, North America

MediumCotton, silk, metallic thread

DimensionsOverall: 26 3/16 x 76 3/8 in. (66.5 x 194 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Fred Harvey Collection, IFAF Collection

Object numberFA.1979.64.30

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Selections from the Museum's Textile Collection

DescriptionEmbroidered plain weave. Silk and metal on linen? Elaborate floral meander border. Central motif of chariot pulled by horses. Pastels on brown ground. Mounted on a backing. With backing measures approximately 210 cm x 84 cm. See letter of Marcus Burke, June 22, 1977 for speculation..Con't