Antependium

Decorative net antependium; at the top it consists of a band of homemade linen hanging from which is the central body formed by three rows of eleven squares (each measuring 17 x 17 cm), joined by narrow insertions of braid. The lower part consisting of a row of 14 pictures (13.5 x 13.5 cm), also joined by the same narrow braid, is joined with a crestwork insertion on the central body and the wavy fringes, which are completed with tassels. The small mesh netting is decorated exclusively with crossed darning stitch, with the use of a fine twisted linen strand in an ivory tone throughout the piece.

The decoration of the 33 squares on the central body are figurative, 20 of them are symbolic and mythological animals, interpreted in a geometric way including, lions, deers, dragons, unicorns, eagles, pelicans, peacocks and griffins. The other squares are of human figures, standing out among which is the picture of Adam and Eve, two figures dressed with tunic and cape facing the tree of life. We should also note the square with a male figure with a crown under a baldachin playing a string instrument, probably representing King David. Another square depicts the myth of Prometheus with the eagle eating his liver. Other squares show Morpheus, a harlequin and a mermaid. The arrangement of the squares forms a central axis formed by the harlequins and Adam and Eve, and the rest are laid out in a mirror image. The lower strip is also decorated with symbolic animals, some mentioned above and others, like the dog or the Cerberus; and on the fringe are alternating birds and lions.