Antique Embroidered Amice Circa 1600 toile de jouy Very difficult to capture the

Very difficult to capture the sparkling silver metallic ground which is decorated with raised and padded goldwork

Antique French Empire Tassel Trim

Applied 19th Century appliqué featuring central Silver and Gold metallic Lamb of God within a spangled star burst

Dating from 19th century Napoleon III period

Antique gently time worn appeal some slightly darker areas along length

Antique Embroidered Amice Circa 1600 toile de jouy Very difficult to capture theA rare late 16th early 17th century Amice Spanish or Italian Beautifully Gold and Silver embroidery upon a crimson silk velvet ground in a design of scrolling leaves and flowers all edged in metallic cording retaining its original border of silk tassel passementerie An Amice from a set of vestments . Most complete vestments have two Amices, which were meant to be worn around the the neck by the Deacons, with their matching Dalmatics The Armice is very