16th Century Woven wool Panel ottoman_embroidery needlework caskets or grouped together

needlework caskets or grouped together on bed hangings etc

PLEASE NOTE The last 3 photographs on the listing are of similar slips currently on display at the V&A museum in London

Colors are good with very little fading with general signs of wear (marks ) commensurate with immense age

Some signs of wear to silk ground the gold needlework is in very good antique condition

16th Century Woven wool Panel ottoman_embroidery needlework caskets or grouped togetherA rare panel Hand woven in natural green dyed wools Depicting urns with shaped flowering stems and curled flower head , flanked on either side by bird like creatures Most likely Italian Dating from late 16th early 17th century Circa 1600 This very rare fragment is approx four hundred years old and of course shows appropriate wear commensurate with this great age. on an un dyed natural linen The olive green wool has slightly faded with surface rubbing