Renaissance Silk Velvet Document Panel antique_fringe Late 18 century Silk Velvet

Late 18 century Silk Velvet Cover

Beautiful baby blue and very pale ice blue

Appliqued onto later antique linen

Beautiful gently faded

Renaissance Silk Velvet Document Panel antique_fringe Late 18 century Silk VelvetRenaissance Velvet Magenta Silk Velvet Fragment Most likely Venice An interesting panel. The silk velvet is from the last quarter of the 16th century Circa 1580 The Renaissance Ferronnerie gothic design couched metallic embroidery (silver gilt metal thread which are wrapped around silk) was added later sometime in the mid 17th century . Sections of the narrow scrolling design restored in the 18th century together with the addition of hand spun indigo