A FRENCH CHASUBLE EMBROIDERED IN PETIT POINT IN COLOURED SILKS
Rare example Dating from 18th Century Circa 1770
The intricate Petit Point needlework covers the entire surface, front and back
With tulips, lilies, roses and other flowers, with birds and a crest at the lower back with a crescent moon beneath a cross, inscribed 'MANV.FECIT.PHRII.GIAP.IL.DEPHONSVS.IACOB', with matching stole
Considering the immense age of this Chasuble it is in very good antique condition
Please study photographs and view Both Video as they do form a very important part of the description
SIZE 43 inches x 27 inches (110cm x 69cm)
PROVENANCE
LOT 197 Christies Mayorcas Collection of Tapestries and Textiles February 1999
Thereafter in the collection at Cory Castle, Cumbria
S5691
