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Altar cloths

Scope note

Cloth coverings for altars often with decorative edgings and individual embroidered motifs.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000204864

Narrower Terms used

fair linen cloths
endytis
corporals

Equivalent Terms used

altar cloth

Created

12yrs ago

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