Antique Embroidered Amice Circa 1600 antique_tassels Venetian Late 18th Century

Venetian Late 18th Century

Beautiful gently time worn faded granduer appeal Please study photographs as they do form a very important part of the description

occasionally  small fragments are discovered

SIZE  90 inches high x 71 inches wide   (230cm x 180cm)

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Antique Embroidered Amice Circa 1600 antique_tassels Venetian Late 18th CenturyA rare late 16th early 17th century Amice Spanish or Italian Beautifully Gold and Silver embroidery upon a crimson silk velvet ground in a design of scrolling leaves and flowers all edged in metallic cording retaining its original border of silk tassel passementerie An Amice from a set of vestments . Most complete vestments have two Amices, which were meant to be worn around the the neck by the Deacons, with their matching Dalmatics The Armice is very