Antique Finely Hand-embroidered Mirrored Wall Hanging cast silver who had a fantastic collection

who had a fantastic collection of objects from around the world

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jewelry and apparel

but I have not been able to figure out what

Antique Finely Hand-embroidered Mirrored Wall Hanging cast silver who had a fantastic collectionThis very finely hand embroidered textile valence with mirrors I believe is an antique Indian Toran, likely from Rajasthan in Northern India. I purchased it from the estate sale of a woman who had a phenomenal collection of textiles from around the world. From what I understand, Toran stems from the Sanskrit word Torana which loosely translates "to pass," and Toran would be hung in the home, especially over entrances, to mark passage from exterior to