Antique Pillow Genoa Silk Velvet Panel antique needlework Is well preserved with of

Is well preserved with of course appropriate signs of wear commensurate with a textile that is over three hundred and fifty years old

FOOTNOTE  All my pillows are hand made by myself incorporating wherever possible  rare early textiles

A fine approx three hundred year old motif Endless Knot A needlework Slip / Spot Motif salvaged from a now sadly dilapidated bed hanging

some lovely ancient stitched joins

A pillow edge may have been opened up and re stitched to change the pillow pads over the decades All quite normal for great age and type *****

Antique Pillow Genoa Silk Velvet Panel antique needlework Is well preserved with ofAn Exquisite Antique Pillow The front a beautiful Italian Silk Velvet Panel Genoa and Dating from Circa 1800 Voided to reveal the gold silk satin ground Skillfully Cut in an intricate Garden (Jardiniere) design Featuring the most wonder flowers and foliage Trimmed with a Late 18th century Crimson Silk Decorated with 18th Century hand made gold metallic passementerie This pillow has for many years been part of collection in an English Country House and