Antique Embroidered Panel Fragment- Silk Couched Panel- Circa 1600 Cushions These appliques came to me

These appliques came to me as part of a collection of fabrics

Along the edges of the hems you will find drawn thread work

A Sajou French vintage style sewing box with a design of 3 girls sewing on the lid

mauve and blue series so please do look at my other items

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Antique Embroidered Panel Fragment- Silk Couched Panel- Circa 1600 Cushions These appliques came to meAn antique panel of Italian silk laid couched work in polychrome. The panel is part of a larger wall hanging. The design is that of birds and flowers with a central motif of what was an embroidered Madonna and child. The panel is very foxed in most areas, much of the original laid silk work has worn away and the original pounced design is visible. There have been a couple of attempts at repairing the panel in the late 1700's early 1800's, there are