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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;elarnia, post: 1557729, member: 159&quot;]Can anyone tell me anything about the item in these photos? It was described as &quot;A late 16th/early 17th century drawn thread panel measuring 12ft wide by 33.1/2 inches deep.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; I bought it because I really liked it, but would love to know more about it. The full description is below. Thanks. (The photos and the description are the sellers)[ATTACH=full]229488[/ATTACH]&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]229489[/ATTACH]&nbsp;&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]229490[/ATTACH]&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]229491[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]229492[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]229493[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">&quot;<font size="4">A late 16th/early 17th century drawn thread panel measuring 12ft wide by 33.1/2 inches deep. It is an amazing textile that would have taken many hundreds of hours to create. This item was listed at auction as a hand made lacis panel - however it is extremely heavy linen and is drawn thread work providing a grid and framework for further embellishment as in reticella. The design has four distinct sections - grape leaves with bunches of grapes - grape leaves with scroll work - the third section has 2 vases (the lower vase is flanked by 2 birds) containing blooms followed by the fourth section that is grape leaves with scroll work again. These four designs are repeated throughout, each four comprise one quarter of the total width of the textile. The sides have a 3 inch border of bobbin lace. The bottom of the item has a 7.1/2 inch bobbin lace panel, below a 3/4 inch linen strip, comprising 5 inch stylized floral lace with a further 2.1/2 inch border as in the side panels. This item may be an altar frontal. It has no symbols of a religious order however grapes and grape leaves often form part of Christian church symbolism. I don’t know the connection. Further the size is about right for the altar frontal possibility. It smells somewhat musty but it is excellent condition and must have been carefully stored for 3-4 hundred years. It has very little staining or soil - I see two areas with foxing and slight brownish staining otherwise it is in excellent condition. In establishing what lace comprises the sides and border I had initially thought it a bobbin lace - further inspection leads me to believe it might be a needle made knotted lace. I’m at a loss to be sure. I believe it to be made in the late 16th/early 17th century.&quot;</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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