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A Rare English Finely Embroidered Prayer Book or Missal Cover in the Sicilian Style (1600 to 1700 England)

Reference no. 21673
A Rare English Finely Embroidered Prayer Book or Missal Cover in the Sicilian Style

Medium

Metallic gold and silver thread, red coral beads, and silk thread on a satin ground.

Dimensions

28.00cm wide    29.00cm high    (11.02 inches wide  11.42 inches high)

Provenance

Provenance : From the collection of an English Private Museum

Literature

A Rare English Finely Embroidered Prayer Book or Missal Cover in the Sicilian
Style
Metallic gold and silver thread, red coral beads, and silk thread on a satin ground. Detailing armorial devices with doves, roses, crowns and flower buds
Early to Mid 17th Century

Size : 29 cm high, 28 cm wide - 11½ ins high, 15 ins wide

Description / Expertise

A Rare English Finely Embroidered Prayer Book or Missal Cover in the Sicilian
Style
Metallic gold and silver thread, red coral beads, and silk thread on a satin ground. Detailing armorial devices with doves, roses, crowns and flower buds
Early to Mid 17th Century

Size : 29 cm high, 28 cm wide – 11½ ins high, 15 ins wide