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A COPE OF CRIMSON VELVET
17th Century, probably Spanish
The orphrey appliqu in dark green velvet outlined with yellow and ivory silks with an elaborate scrollwork design encorporating scallop shells, cornucopiae and urns, the hood embroidered in coloured and metal silks with a portrait of Christ in Majesty holding a chained devil, some wear and repairs to the embroidery, 108 in. x 43 in. (274 cm. x 109 cm.)
17th Century, probably Spanish
The orphrey appliqu in dark green velvet outlined with yellow and ivory silks with an elaborate scrollwork design encorporating scallop shells, cornucopiae and urns, the hood embroidered in coloured and metal silks with a portrait of Christ in Majesty holding a chained devil, some wear and repairs to the embroidery, 108 in. x 43 in. (274 cm. x 109 cm.)