Flanders, France or Spain

Chasuble Showing the Arms of France

16th century
Linen and wool, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming solid cut and uncut velvet; stamped; (known as velours de trek); edged with linen, warp-faced plain weave with extended ground weft uncut fringe off one side; lined with linen, plain weave; glazed
128.5 × 70.2 cm (50.6 × 27.6 in)

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