Altarcloth

Creator Name

Sophia, Hadewigis, and Lucardis

Cultural Context

German

Date

second half 14th century

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Altarcloth

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Title

Altarcloth

Creator

Sophia, Hadewigis, and Lucardis, , Artist

Worktype

Textiles-Embroidered

Cultural Context

German

Material

Linen embroidered with satin, chain, chevron, and Roumanian stitches

Dimensions

Overall: 47 1/2 x 156 in. (120.7 x 396.2 cm) Storage (Rolled and boxed): 9 3/4 × 75 1/4 × 11 in. (24.8 × 191.1 × 27.9 cm);
height: 120.6502centimetre;
depth: 27.940056centimetre;
height: 24.765049centimetre;
width: 191.13538centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

second half 14th century

Provenance

Fletcher Fund, 1929

Style Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Jesus; Adoration of the Magi; Saints

Topic

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Sophia, Hadewigis, and Lucardis, Altarcloth, second half 14th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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