A chasuble of red pressed velvet of a rare design, the orphrey applied with scrolling leaves and a coat of arms, the sinister impales the Arms of Cordova or Cordoba: Or three Bars Gules, the dexter Or seven Fleur de Lys Argent, may be the Andalucian family of Nino, if the blue has faded to silver - Spanish, first half of the 17th century (worn)

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A chasuble of red pressed velvet of a rare design, the orphrey applied with scrolling leaves and a coat of arms, the sinister impales the Arms of Cordova or Cordoba: Or three Bars Gules, the dexter Or seven Fleur de Lys Argent, may be the Andalucian family of Nino, if the blue has faded to silver - Spanish, first half of the 17th century (worn)
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The Cordova (Cordoba) family from Andalusia were Marquesses of Comares since 1512

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