An altar frontal of crimson silk embroidered in silver thread and applied with a shaped vignette embroidered on ivory silk with St. Helena, her son Constantine the Great, discovering the True Cross carried to them in a vision by Angels and possibly St Augustine of Hippo - 37in. (94cm.) x 76in. (94cm.), probably Piedmont, first quarter of the 18th century (worn)

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An altar frontal of crimson silk embroidered in silver thread and applied with a shaped vignette embroidered on ivory silk with St. Helena, her son Constantine the Great, discovering the True Cross carried to them in a vision by Angels and possibly St Augustine of Hippo - 37in. (94cm.) x 76in. (94cm.), probably Piedmont, first quarter of the 18th century (worn)
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