Ornaments, Medium: silk, metal, pearls Technique: split stitch embroidery on satin weave, Four separate ornaments, cruciform, with center circular medallions framing pictorial representations of Saints (apostles). Faces and hands in fine silk split stitch; balance in metal with halos in high relief, on red satin, with details in pearls. Top and bottom oblong medallion with inscription., Russia, 17th century, embroidery & stitching, Ornaments