Venetian Silk Velvet Cover Circa 1600 antique tapestry embellished with Silver metal Boucle

embellished with Silver metal Boucle work

17th century Italian voided velvet panels

Worked in natural dyed wool salvaged from a distressed tree of life bed hanging

Velvets such as this were termed jardinière

5 inches   (63cm x 19cm)

Venetian Silk Velvet Cover Circa 1600 antique tapestry embellished with Silver metal BoucleVenetian Silk Velvet Cover circa 1600 Originally a costume which has (probably in the 18th century ) been carefully de constructed and the individual pieces re worked into a beautiful cover.. Finished with 17th century metal braid As velvets such as this were an extremely expensive purchase which only the very wealthy could afford it was quite normal for the very valuable fabric to re worked sometimes many times throughout the generations The velvet