Venetian Silk Velvet Cover Circa 1600 antique textile shop The entire surface worked in

The entire surface worked in intricate  tiny  silk stitches

The Couture Point de Chainette silk satin ground

SIZE  80 inches x 48 inches  (203cm x 122cm)

PLEASE NOTE The main photo is a good representation of colour its a dusky pink

Venetian Silk Velvet Cover Circa 1600 antique textile shop The entire surface worked inVenetian Silk Velvet Cover circa 1600 Originally a costume which has (probably in the 18th century ) been carefully de constructed and the individual pieces re worked into a beautiful cover.. Finished with 17th century metal braid As velvets such as this were an extremely expensive purchase which only the very wealthy could afford it was quite normal for the very valuable fabric to re worked sometimes many times throughout the generations The velvet