SILK AND JAIS EMBROIDERY

• ○France
• ○2nd half of the 17th century
• ○Lanced stitch embroidery
• ○Tubular pearls - silk - metal threads and shells
• ○H. 2’9.4’’ x W. 8’6.3’’

An antependium dating from the mid-seventeenth century, with very similar decoration, is now kept in the treasury of Le Puy en Velay cathedral. It comes from the legacy of the Cougard-Fruman collection.