A chasuble of crimson pile on pile velvet, the orphrey worked with the Crucifixion, with God the Father above and the Virgin Mary and St. John below and Christ appearing to Mary St. Magdalen, the front with the Three Apostoles - the velvet probably Venetian, late 16th century, the orphrey Lower Rhine, circa 1520 but overpainted (worn)
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A chasuble of crimson pile on pile velvet, the orphrey worked with the Crucifixion, with God the Father above and the Virgin Mary and St. John below and Christ appearing to Mary St. Magdalen, the front with the Three Apostoles - the velvet probably Venetian, late 16th century, the orphrey Lower Rhine, circa 1520 but overpainted (worn)
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Lot Essay
The velvet similar but without metal to that illustrated Errera, 1927 Nr. 130B
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