Original 15th Century Florentine Badge of St. Bernardino of Siena" and "Virgin Enthroned"; Segment of a woven border for ecclesiastical vestments; silk & lampas. The reverse with an envelope containing a fragment for inspection. Framed in bronze closed edge frame. Good condition with 2 small patches in contemporary silk. Height 17 1/4 inches (44 cm.) X width 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm.). Other similar Florentine borders are in Antichita Piselli, Florence and illustrated in Museo del Tissuto Prato 1981.