Armorial drapery with embroidery late 17th-early 18th century

- Composite work: appliqué embroidery elements on a soft green damask ground, polychrome silk embroidery late 17th - early 18th c.
Applied embroidery elements decorate the fabric with a symmetrical composition. They take the form of friezes of cut flowers or foliage of blossoming flowers, peopled with animals (birds and deer). These appliquéd embroideries are striking in their quality of execution, the contrast between couchures and split stitches, and the freshness of the color palette.
They have been created with the kindness to diversify the species and to use a polychromy of great vivacity; the cheerfulness of the motifs comes out all the more strongly. Moreover, the plant and bird motifs in the embroidery seem to echo those of the more subdued green damask background.

- In the center of the hanging is an embroidered coat of arms, with a helmet surmounting a view of a deer emerging from a forest, all set against a foliate background. The embroidery is in relief, using metallic thread and flat-passed stitches. In the raised areas, metal embossing is visible, allowing certain elements to be worked in three dimensions. This raised embroidery gives the coat-of-arms added body and presence.

- A passementerie sewn at the bottom onto a piece of taffeta elegantly completes the framing of this hanging.

- Lined hanging. Good condition, but some wear and traces of humidity (white halo on the damask) are to be noted (see photos).

- Dimensions: Height: 282 cm Width: 244 cm // coat-of-arms dimensions: height: 25 cm, width: 28 cm

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