Antique Chasuble Petit Point Tent Stitch Needlework gothic costume Medusa design printed in pale

Medusa design printed in pale sea foam green with a  gold pigment overlay on white parchment ground

worked entirely by hand using gold wrapped threads and spangles

12 inches of early 19th Century Florentine Silk Fringe Passementerie

Would originally been intended for a Chasuble or Dalmatic

5 inches long x 2

Antique Chasuble Petit Point Tent Stitch Needlework gothic costume Medusa design printed in paleA FRENCH CHASUBLE EMBROIDERED IN PETIT POINT IN COLOURED SILKS Rare example Dating from 18th Century Circa 1770 The intricate Petit Point needlework covers the entire surface, front and back With tulips, lilies, roses and other flowers, with birds and a crest at the lower back with a crescent moon beneath a cross, inscribed 'MANV. FECIT. PHRII. GIAP. IL. DEPHONSVS. IACOB', with matching stole Considering the immense age of this Chasuble it is in very