antependium
antependium is a covering or liturgical furniture.
Also recorded as altar frontal.
Overview
It is associated with Portugal. Catalogue entries for furniture state timber, construction, later restoration and dimensions. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.
In detail
decorative piece, usually of textile, but also metalwork, stone or other material that can adorn a Christian altar
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
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“Antependium”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q572024: antependium
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