Antique Hand Painted Silk Panel Section of Wing: C17th Italy Needlepoint This unique embroidery deserves to

This unique embroidery deserves to be stretched and mounted

A very special antique printed velvet panel dating from C1900 the Art Nouveau era

The ends of the panles are finished with a chevron of purple silk which has couched metal thread embroidered decoration

typical of European "Bizarre silks”

This textile would benefit from being stretched and mounted

Antique Hand Painted Silk Panel Section of Wing: C17th Italy Needlepoint This unique embroidery deserves toItem Details. This is an extraordinarily rare textile! Dating from the 17th century and from Italy, it looks like it was possibly once part of a larger wallhanging or banner, probably made to hang in a church. Made from a yellow silk satin that has been painted with pinky red in a cuvilinear design to suggest part of a wing? With shading and movement whatever it was part of, its spectacular. The painted sections have been outlined in silk braiding to