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France, 17th century Chalice veil with the Virgin...

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France, 17th century Chalice veil with the Virgin Mary in metallic embroidery of gold threads, gold canetille, silver blade in relief on rope and gold cordonet for the surrounds and the scrolls. The frame of the central cartouche is made of a rare tangle of two cartisanes: gold threads wound on a strip of parchment or cardboard. Height: 67 cm Width: 63 cm. Provenance : - probably an Ursuline convent. - collection Josiane and Daniel Fruman. A 17th century French embroidered chalice veil depicting the Holy Virgin Mary. Presumably made in a French Ursuline convent. An exhaustive presentation, with bibliographical sources and documentation, is available on the site rouillac.com