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Altar figures, often dressed in garments made from fine textiles, were used in processions to enhance the personal, worldly relationship with the spiritual. This unaltered garment, with its charming robe à la française styling, is a good example of the form.
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Title: Dress for an altar figure
Date: third quarter 18th century
Culture: European
Medium: Silk, metal bobbin lace
Dimensions: Length at CB: 13 in. (33 cm)
Classifications: Textiles-Woven, Textiles-Ecclesiastical, Textiles-Laces
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of the executors of the estate of Clara M. Blum in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blum, 1966
Accession Number: 2009.300.2545
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