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Antependium of dark red silk brocaded w/ ogival leaf pattern in gilt metal thread, border to 3 sides of applique & embroidery in strapwork design w/ gold thread gaufrure embroidery, cording, & silk embroidery in flowering scroll, stylized peacock feathers & pomegranate motifs, trimmed w/ gilt metal, silk braid & gilt metal fringe, lining of coarse undyed linen, Florentine, c. 1580, 159” x 38.25”, (broad wear w/ some shredding, pile loss at border, varied tarnish & discoloration, heavy wear/shatter to corners, pulls to metallic threads) good. Provenance: Brooklyn Museum.
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