Early Ecclesiastical Appliqué Embroidery : C16th Europe silk velvet where it hasn’t been embroidered

where it hasn’t been embroidered you can still see the pencil drawn motifs which were drawn by the designer ready to be embroidered

These wonderful collectable textiles from Central Asia were traditionally made as dowry hangings and were made as part of a brides trousseau

They are in never worn condition an over all patina of age as you would expect in an item of this antiquity

In excellent condition with an overall patina of age

This panel is fragile and has some breakages in the lace border which would benefit from some careful restoration

Early Ecclesiastical Appliqué Embroidery : C16th Europe silk velvet where it hasn’t been embroideredAn early 16th century embroidered panel with a central figure (saint?) and angels. The figures have been embroidered, padded with layers of card or paper and then appliqud onto the red silk figured velvet. The angels faces have been painted as was common at this time. During its history the central, red velvet part has been applied to the pale cream silk velvet backing at a later date, C17th century with tent stitch embroidered corners, billion work