16th Century Renaissance Embroidered Velvet Panel tribal Changes colour depending on position

Changes colour depending on position and light

Over antique mohair velvet and finished with antique silver tassel trim and 17th century silk and gold metallic  braid

a fairly simple job to replace

Part of an entire collection of individual panels I have acquired from an English country estate

16th Century Renaissance Embroidered Velvet Panel tribal Changes colour depending on positionVery rare Italian (Florentine) Renaissance Textile Panel Dating from late 16th Century The crimson silk velvet appliqued and embroidered in coloured silks with large flower and foliage Would originally been part of a long pilaster hanging Backed with sturdy antique linen. This ancient panel in an antique, time worn condition with general signs of wear commensurate with over Four Hundred years of use The velvet is worn the nap has in places rubbed away