A band of linen embroidered with gilt thread and coloured silks. Two pieces joined, perhaps part of the upper frontal for an altar. Includes a horizontal row of 8 figures and grotesque foliated human masks with 6 saints, Christ and the Virgin and Child.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Opus Anglicanum, 1300–1350
Date supported
1956
Medium and material
Embroidered linen with gilt threads & silk
Dimensions
21 x 144 cm
Grant
250
Total cost
1000
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