Amazing 17th-18th Century Ornately Decorated Handwoven Heavy Wool and Metallic Thread Trim, Presumed English carved alabaster though I would be tempted

though I would be tempted to keep it on the counter most of the time filled with lemons or mandarin oranges or something else pretty

and the Native American chief at center is done very much in the style of an early folk art Cigar Store Indian

Overall excellent condition

long is 4 7/8" long

but I have discovered a number of other ceramic pieces he made

Amazing 17th-18th Century Ornately Decorated Handwoven Heavy Wool and Metallic Thread Trim, Presumed English carved alabaster though I would be temptedThis I regard as the most special thing I've found in the last few weeks, for being very old and just blowing my mind with its construction. Handwoven of both heavy wool and metallic thread, it is a 54 inch stretch of wide trim, onto which was stitched an endless series of metallic thread wrapped metal forms crosses, knots, and bows of several sorts. Details give a sense of the intensity of the workmanship here, but holding it in hand is a different