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A great ornamental development of the ancient palmette motif was inseparably linked in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in Spain and Italy with the development of patterned velvet weaving. This particularly magnificent example of the combination appears also in a cope at the Hispanic Society.
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Title: Antependium
Date: 16th century
Culture: Spanish
Medium: Silk and metal thread
Dimensions: H. 40 x W. 90 inches (101.6 x 228.6 cm)
Classifications: Textiles-Velvets, Textiles-Ecclesiastical
Credit Line: Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1966
Accession Number: 67.55.102
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