Florentine Silk Velvet Costume Panel Circa 1600 crewelwork leaves Backed with antique homespun linen

Backed with antique homespun linen

Intricate tiny stitches form a slightly padded (stumpwork) exotic flower

Venetian Late 18th Century

Within an 18th century Florentine Silver metal braid border Edged with 18th century metallic gold tassel trim upon a ribbon braid

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Florentine Silk Velvet Costume Panel Circa 1600 crewelwork leaves Backed with antique homespun linenA costume Panel Late 16th early 17th century Most likely Florence Magenta silk velvet voided to reveal gold metallic ground Large Pomegranate Artichoke design Full loom width with both selvage edges present This panel is over 400 hundred years old. A very rare survivor, most other examples are in Museum collections Wear, fragility, rubbing restorations Please study photographs as they do form a very important part of the description Should probably