An Interesting Mid 17thC Oil on Card Devotional Fragment Portrait of Christ c.1654 sub-Curios Pelas is essentially a special

Pelas is essentially a special kilim sackcloth which are used as prayer rugs and bride carpets

This example would sit particularly well on wooden floorboards

The condition of the mask is good with no losses or chips aside from some wear to the nose and some loss to the edge of one of the ears

Looked soft as carded wool

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An Interesting Mid 17thC Oil on Card Devotional Fragment Portrait of Christ c.1654 sub-Curios Pelas is essentially a specialOrigin: English Period: Cromwellian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1654 The Portrait: 5. 5 x 4. 5 inches The Whole: in Frame: 10 x 8. 75 inches The mid 17th Century devotional fragment painted in oils on card with a gold ground, the now partial portrait of Christ, inscribed verso JE Talis (?) 74 and dated anno domo 1654, the whole presented in a glazed 19thC ebonised and giltwood frame survives from Cromwellian England. The portrait has become only a