17thcentury beadwork love token / amulet 1700 IHS stumpwork

A beautiful late 17thcentury love token or amulet

Decorated to the front panel with IHS religious text and a cross with flowers and a heart in red, backside has the lettering MAA both sides with geometric border

All decorated in murano glass beads which unlike stumpwork / needlework still retain there colour after 300 years

Condition is excellent with a few minor losses to the beadwork along the edges and mainly top edge , otherwise front and reverse panels in wonderful original condition

6cm wide and 9cm tall