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ANTIQUE #SA1210102

A 16th Century Orphrey Band

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Textile Antiques

Spanish or Italian, circa 1560-1590
 
The ground worked in burgundy silk long and short stitch and with applied vines, rosettes and leaves in gold thread satin stitch with some among these motifs padded, raised and covered with silver thread and blue or nué, the applied border of gold thread stitched and raised over cord.
 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a set of three 16th century orphrey panels of saints (object numbers 1975.1.2448, 49, & 50) with the surrounding grounds similarly stitched and with comparable delicately drawn foliate motifs.
 
Internal Reference: 146a
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1210102
Dateline of this antique is 16th Century
Height is 103.7cm (40.8inches)
Width is 17.5cm (6.9inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
Antique SA1210102 shown on this page was made in the 16th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
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Fine European textiles and tapestries of the period spanning the 15th century to the early 20th century.
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STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD