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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 424694, member: 2844&quot;]Welcome from just north of the border, Bart.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your lovely folk art Madonna could be parchment instead of tapestry. It looks embossed, with glass beads or cabochons added to it. In either case I would be very careful if you decide to take it out of the frame. Personally, I wouldn&#039;t take the risk.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m with Jivvy on the possible age, I wouldn&#039;t be surprised if it was 18th century, maybe even older.</p><p>I think it could be Belgian, following in the tradition of the 16th century &quot;Mechelse Hofjes&quot; or &quot;Besloten Hofjes&quot;. Obviously not as grand, but certainly a very nice piece.</p><p>Mechels Hofje:</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjhna.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F04%2FPearson9.2_Fig.23.jpg&amp;sp=776a887db039875b2c27599ac09cd650" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>From your name I take it that you read Dutch/Flemish, so here is a site with info:</p><p><a href="https://beslotenhofjes.com/wat-zijn-de-besloten-hofjes/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://beslotenhofjes.com/wat-zijn-de-besloten-hofjes/" rel="nofollow">https://beslotenhofjes.com/wat-zijn-de-besloten-hofjes/</a></p><p>On the site is a video with English subtitles and some explanation in English, so everyone can enjoy this typical Mechelen artform.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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