Altar Frontal

Cleveland Museum of Art

Red and gold altar frontal with a repeating pattern. The rectangular textile has a scalloped gold border on all sides, thicker at the bottom. The background of the textile is red velvet. The repeating pattern consists of rows of symmetrical gold shapes resembling flowers or leaves. The gold shapes have a raised, three-dimensional appearance. The gold border on the left and right sides appears to be folded over. The artist and title is "Altar Frontal".