£ 100.00
Diameter: 40cm // 1ft 4" (approx)
Made from what was likely a luxury export bedcover for the European trade, this exquisite small embroidery is done in gold wire and silk embroidery onto silk. Enhanced with a silver braid and later silk backing, possibly used as a chalice cover - no stains.
• first half 19th C (likely Canton / Macau)
Ref. BM324
Collections: Textiles