A bespoke hand made pillow
The Crimson silk velvet ground appliqued with a design of flowers and foliage within gold thread borders.
Spanish or Italian circa 1600
Finished with rare early 18th century metallic tassel fringe
Backed with antique Mohair velvet Antique ,
Superb time worn , distressed faded grandeur appeal
. This evocative ancient panel is approx 450 years old and of course shows signs of wear commensurate with this immense age
Enchanting tiny historic stitched darns throughout
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SIZE 20 inches x 20 inches (51cm x 51cm)
S5374
FOOTNOTE All my pillows are hand made by myself incorporating wherever possible rare early textiles
I travel extensively throughout Europe to locate beautiful hard to find textiles , some of which can be up to 400 years old and of course will show evidence of this immense age
Rarely totally symmetrical , with perfectly straight lines, without wear ,evenness in colour etc
I work as best I can to retain all of this inherent quirkiness to obtain a gently time worn faded grandeur appeal that only be achieved over centuries of use
Your pillow will be perfectly imperfect. Thank You for visiting my website. Jan
