probably Italian, 18th century, red velvet ground, silk and metallic thread embroidered orphrey with foliate borders centering virgin and child with saint, overall length 46-1/4 in., chest 23 in., sleeve length 19-1/2 in.
Provenance: The Estate of Sylvia and Richard Garrett, Maryland
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The Estate of Sylvia and Richard Garrett, Maryland
some areas of thinning and loss to velvet, scattered picked and pulled threads, some staining particularly at sleeves and upper chest, probable later reinforcements at backing, some old repairs
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