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Embroidery from an Altar Frontal: Coronation of the Virgin
Italy, Florence, possibly 1459
Silk, gold, silver and silk thread embroidery: split, satin, and couching stitches or nué (shaded gold)
22-3/4 x 22-3/4 inches
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1953.129