Early Embroidered Silk Velvet Church Hanging With Madonna: C17th Italy Japanese obi the beautiful colouring of this

the beautiful colouring of this textile would suit most interior styles

The velvet areas have then been hand painted with detail……

textile designers such as Lycian Day made their names

the monkeycommander of the monkey army

but there are stitching marks and the remains of some silk stitching which suggests otherwise

Early Embroidered Silk Velvet Church Hanging With Madonna: C17th Italy Japanese obi the beautiful colouring of thisDating from the 17th century this early silk embroidered ecclesiastical hanging with gilt wire appliqud elements. Made from gold and red silk plush velvets inset with tent stitch embroidered corners with a central panel depicting a Madonna figure. Handworked in silk threads with angels and surrounded by gilt wire embroidered star and floral motifs. The hanging is edged with gold bullion braiding and fringing which may have been added at a later date.