EMBROIDERED BISHOP'S MITRE, c. 1800

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  • Lot: 46
  • April 2009 Vintage Fashion and Textile Auction
  • New York City
Ivory silk over front & back board lavishly embroidered w/ metallic gold thread & tinsel w/ long gold & sequin embroidered lappets having fringed ends, fair; t/w 1 18th C coral silk maniple embroidered w/ colored silk floss in satin stitch florals (Portugese?) and 1 pair silk knit gauntlets w/ delicate gold embroidery, center starburst w/ "IHS"; good.

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  • Category: Textiles
  • Era: 1800-1850

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