24th Oct, 2015 10:00 GMT/BST

Textiles Sale

 
  Lot 2194
 

2194

Possibly 14th Century Cream Silk Sleeve Fragment, woven with flowers in blue, yellow and red...

Possibly 14th Century Cream Silk Sleeve Fragment, woven with flowers in blue, yellow and red with green stems, in a modern frame with provenance typed to the reverse

Provenance
; found circa 1950 at Chapel Farm, North Kilvington, near Thirsk, under a stone step by the altar in the Chapel, originally enclosing a woman's femur, together with a small apothecary bottle.
The Meynell family had resided at Kilvington since the 14th century, and the original chapel remains. The Victoria and Albert Museum believe the silk to be Italian 14th Century, made in Turin.

Sold for £280
Estimated at £40 - £60


 

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