Red and white tablecloth with lattice of abstract plant forms in the Jugenstil Art Nouveau taste.  Borders along the length edges and no borders across the width ends.
Condition:  good, overall fading

For Eastern Orthodox Church. Mary holding the baby Jesus who holds a globe and makes the motion of blessing. The half figure of an angel looks toward them from the upper left corner. Continuous border on the sides and bottom of a stylized blossom (?) repeating alternately with seraphim. Top border pieced; a repeating botonee cross within a circle. Outer tape border. Metal wires and silk yarns on a red satin-silk ground. Worn and missing wires; ground worn through in some areas.

Veil for Communion vessels. Eastern Orthodox Church. The baby Jesus, on a patten, a chalice and the Bible (?) all on an altar over which a canopy is supported by four columns and a censer is suspended. Standing on either side the Archangels Gabriel and Michael. All metallic yarns except flesh and hair areas being silk worked in split stitch; on a red satin silk ground. Narrow metallic silk and linen yarn tape border. Tassel pendant from three of the corners.

1900 / 1910, Eastern Europe

1900 / 1910, Eastern Europe

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