Fair of wine red velvet, embroidered in silver thread and green silk with gold and silver foil, with a monstrance between bunch of grapes and ear of corn, with a monstrance between bunch of grapes and ear of corn. Model: The flat round bottom is surrounded by a wavy raised edge with holes through which a cord of red braided silk - ending in a darling wound with silver thread and red silk with round silver discs and a brush - is drawn. A loop of braided red silk on both sides to facilitate closing. In addition to a drawstring, this play fair also has a handle consisting of the same braided red
Fair of wine red velvet, embroidered in silver thread and green silk with gold and silver foil, with a monstrance between bunch of grapes and ear of corn, with a monstrance between bunch of grapes and ear of corn. Model: The flat round bottom is surrounded by a wavy raised edge with holes through which a cord of red braided silk - ending in a darling wound with silver thread and red silk with round silver discs and a brush - is drawn. A loop of braided red silk on both sides to facilitate closing. In addition to a drawstring, this play fair also has a handle consisting of the same braided red silk cord, but with a larger tassel with a brush. Lined with red silk. Decoration: the 23 protrusions or ribs are decorated with a stacked ornament consisting of (from bottom to top): a drop, a double heart, a drop, a heart. These shapes are made up of a border of twisted silver canetille and silver and gilt silver foil. The upper heart is clamped between two horizontal lines of silver wire and alternating with the holes for the drawstring. Along the top is the whole set with a border of silver thread. The bottom is surrounded by three silver lines with a pattern of diagonal lines between them. In the center a ray monstrance, in round form with rays from the central, round lunula, made of silver canetille wire standing on a silver field with on the left a bunch of silver canetille and green chestnut side, on the right a triple ear of canetille and green chestnut side. The soles of the drawstring have a nodus on which 5 silver lovers. The pet of the handle has two nodi with lovers and one with a zigzag pattern of silver thread and red silk., anonymous, France (possibly), c. 1680 - c. 1720, geheel, voering, borduurwerk, embroidering, h cm × d 12 cm
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