Altar Cloth of Wine Velvet with Silver & Color Floral, Fauna & Lion Design

Textile

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Hammond Castle Museum

Name/Title

Altar Cloth of Wine Velvet with Silver & Color Floral, Fauna & Lion Design

Entry/Object ID

HM-236

Description

Wine velvet embroidered with colored and silver threads; borders have lions (?) in each corner; suns and floral motifs along sides; central section has animals with suns behind and floral design; shows Persian influence

Collection

Tapestry

Acquisition

Accession

236

Made/Created

Place

Location

Spain or Italy

Notes

Date: up to 18th century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tapestry

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects