Early Silk Embroidered Vestment Front with Parrots: C18th Mexico Italian textiles A highly decorative Pelmet with

A highly decorative Pelmet with panels of hand blocked indienne chintz interspersed with hand crotchet with pretty wooden beaded elements and finished with macramé borders and a hand knotted fringe with beaded embelishments

These are extremely versatile textiles and work well as bed-hangings (which was their original purpose) as a wall hanging or as a door curtain/portier

The card has an overall patina of age

This unique embroidery deserves to be stretched and mounted

or perhaps a Pelmet to hang above a window

Early Silk Embroidered Vestment Front with Parrots: C18th Mexico Italian textiles A highly decorative Pelmet withDating from the late 17th century an unusual and trade embroidered vestment front. Possibly from Mexico and made for the Catholic Church , embroiderd in silks and gilt wrapped thread onto a buttermilk silk grosgrain ground. Decorative elements include wonderful parrots, carnations, bows and orchids growing from pots. The textile is in good condition considering its great antiquity. Theres some historic conservation work to tge silk ground which, as a