Provenance
Charles Deering (died 1927), Sitges, Spain [Martino Arroyo, 1918; acquisition documentation, Dec. 28, 1944 and research by Mildred Davison noted in letter, Feb. 5, 1944; copies in curatorial object file]; by descent to his daughters, Marian Deering McCormick, Chicago (died 1965, also Mrs. Chauncey McCormick), and Barbara Deering Danielson, Groton, MA (died 1982, also Mrs. Ely Danielson) [incoming receipt RofO 8302, Dec. 28, 1944, copy in curatorial object file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1944.
Altar Frontal Depicting Scenes from the Life of Christ
Late 16th century
Accession Number
51526
Medium
Silk, warp-float faced broken warp chevron twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; appliquéd with linen, plain weave, silk and gilt and silvered wire, plain weave with twill interlacing of secondary binding warps and patterning wefts; silk and silvered wire, twill weave; embroidered with silk, gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk and gilt and silvered wire in overcast, satin, padded satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work, couching, and padded couching; semi-precious stones; edged with woven fringes
Dimensions
106.7 × 236 cm (42 × 92 7/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson
