Altar Frontal; 16th century; Italy; Silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk; 4:1 satin damask weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound by main warps in weft-float faced 1:4 's' interlacing; edged with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk; plain weave with supplementary patterning warps and extended ground weft uncut fringe and silk; gilt-metal-strip and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk; stripes of plain weave with supplementary patterning warps and of 2:2 'z' twill weave with extended ground weft; wrapped; knotted uncut fringe; lining: silk; plain weave; 100.6 x 124.1 cm (39 5/8 x 88 1/4 in.)