17th Century Embroidered Textile Art the Cornucopia Ecclesiastical Altar Cloth a Pair

Description

17th Century Altar Cloth Fragments Framed in a bois dore frame with green behind glass
Made of hand woven silk … more 17th Century Altar Cloth Fragments Framed in a bois dore frame with green behind glass
Made of hand woven silk Metallic thread embroidered
Depicting Cornucopia also known as the Horn of plenty.
A scrolling grapevine, a lotus and other flowers sprouts rom a horn
The metallic threads has a very special effect when it is illuminated.
The frame can be hung vertically and horizontally, both is possible.
A piece unique dated back 17th century fully hand crafted textile art
Origin: Netherlands
Condition: good 17th century as might expected it contain some stains see pictures

Hight 43.3in - 110cm
Width 15in - 38cm
Depth 1.6in - 4cm

Cornucopia
This legendary object, which as the name suggests, bestowed abundance and originated in Greek mythology. According to myth, the Cornucopia is the horn of the goat Amalthea,
which Zeus suckled in Crete. In gratitude, Zeus placed her in the sky as a constellation and her horn granted its holder everything she or he desired.
the Romans mainly associated the Cornucopia with their goddess Fortuna,
but the goddesses Spes (Hope) and Concordia were also often depicted with the Cornucopia. less