TWO EMBROIDERED FLORAL SILK PANELS, ITALIAN OR SPANISH, 17TH CENTURY

TWO EMBROIDERED FLORAL SILK PANELS, ITALIAN OR SPANISH, 17TH CENTURY

both panels worked in polychrome floss silks, a rectangular format panel with overall design of flowers and birds and central reserve with a bird perched on leafy branches, incorporating metal-thread, against a cerise silk ground (176 by 104cm; 5ft. 9in., 3ft. 4in.); and a floral embroidered panel, (possibly used as an altar frontal) comprised of three sections, each with a vase and flower design (50cm high, 208cm long; 1ft. 7in., 6ft. 9in.)

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