Antique Embroidered Amice Circa 1600 toile de jouy Antique French Empire Tassel Trim

Antique French Empire Tassel Trim

Cotton backing

tiny tiny stitched flowers within a skillfully hand crochet border upon felted wool

Exquisite antique Rose applique

as its only joined along the top edge and then with a few cotton stitched threads here and there

Antique Embroidered Amice Circa 1600 toile de jouy Antique French Empire Tassel TrimA rare late 16th early 17th century Amice Spanish or Italian Beautifully Gold and Silver embroidery upon a crimson silk velvet ground in a design of scrolling leaves and flowers all edged in metallic cording retaining its original border of silk tassel passementerie An Amice from a set of vestments . Most complete vestments have two Amices, which were meant to be worn around the the neck by the Deacons, with their matching Dalmatics The Armice is very