French Metallic Gold Embroidery Ihs Fragment Circa 1890

Description

This fragment probably comming from an alter ornement late 18 hundreds is typical from what was produce in France for … more This fragment probably comming from an alter ornement late 18 hundreds is typical from what was produce in France for religious embroideries or not , you will find a certain thickness around 0.25" for the flowers , traditionaly made out of metallic threads it represent a huge amount of work in order to arrive at this result , you will find the traditional IHS surounded by flowers , roses and lys flowers that refer to purity and the virgine Marie . What we are saling here is the embroidery not the back textile , usually what happens with this kind of embroideries is that they are removed and applied on a new textile for pillows or other , always a stunning result , the embroidery itself 19"H on20" W .We have listed several fragments of this kind of embroideries for some very large pieces please check our listings on Chairish at frenchtouch 10 , always stunning less