Venetian Silk Velvet Cover Circa 1600 antique tapestry Velvets such as this were

Velvets such as this were termed jardinière

Fabulous quality hand made silk passementerie Very pale gold silk

with overall woven pattern of various geometric motifs in black

17th century Italian voided velvet panels

The beautiful embroidery is in very good condition

Venetian Silk Velvet Cover Circa 1600 antique tapestry Velvets such as this wereVenetian Silk Velvet Cover circa 1600 Originally a costume which has (probably in the 18th century ) been carefully de constructed and the individual pieces re worked into a beautiful cover.. Finished with 17th century metal braid As velvets such as this were an extremely expensive purchase which only the very wealthy could afford it was quite normal for the very valuable fabric to re worked sometimes many times throughout the generations The velvet