Ecclesiastical silk brocade alter front hanging with gold bullion passementerie: C19th European embroidered coat a working design for printed

a working design for printed textiles with chinoiserie influences

Dating from the early 1900s

it has an overall patina of age

There are also large mirrors which would have reflected the firelight

Ecclesiastical silk brocade alter front hanging with gold bullion passementerie: C19th European embroidered coat a working design for printedAnother superb rich raspberry pink silk brocade alter front or hanging interwoven with gold and silver. Depicting a central motif of a lamb surrounded by rays of light, all with symbolic meaning, and on either side of the lamb are two decorative flowering branches bearing fruit, flowers, and ears of wheat. The panel is finished with gold bullion braiding and twisted gold fringing, it has been interlined and then fully lined in white satin. This panel