Late 18th C. Italian Embroidery of Saint John the Baptist heralding the Coming of Christ, the lamb of God as pillow along with two later table coverings, small green velvet with hand threaded border and applied decorative fringe in arrow form other covering is with woven dusty rose floral repeat fabric, with applied gold ornamental gimp trim
(RIJO2996/3)(MM)
Dimensions: Pillow embroidered area 20 1/2 x 10, overall 22 x 24, green arrow form 23 x 17 1/2 , oval 34 x 46
Property From the Estate of Richard I Johnson (1925-2020), Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Mr. Johnson's extensive collection of Renaissance and Baroque themed antiques, fine art and stained glass was purchased, mostly in the mid 20th Century, from great Boston area estate collections inspired by the taste of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.