Upon a long strip of fine linen are embroidered with white thread sacred and profane figures one rides an ass and carries a bird upon his arm, another is a crowned female figure with a cross uplifted on one arm 'Orate Frate' sacred emblems, ornato with cross on top, a witch, etc. filled with ground work.

Band, 16th century

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Desiring a lighter, airier quality, an openwork background was created by using a tight wrapping stitch on a plain woven linen fabric, leaving the unaltered cloth as the decorative element. The figural subject matter relates to the story of St. George and the Dragon, suggesting that this strip was created for a religious vestment or parament.

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Upon a long strip of fine linen are embroidered with white thread sacred and profane figures one rides an ass and carries a bird upon his arm, another is a crowned female figure with a cross uplifted on one arm 'Orate Frate' sacred emblems, ornato with cross on top, a witch, etc. filled with ground work.