Rare Early 1800s Antique St JF Regis Death Relic

Beautiful antique French Canivet relic I purchased in Provence circa the early 1800s. This piece is a death relic of St JF Regis. This is a VERY old Canivet relic Picture with an extreme amount of cutwork.  A "canivet" card is art connected to small holy pictures and it was probably born in France, in the 13th century or thereabouts.  This craft makes the holy pictures in needlework using a chromo, textiles, and many other materials. The French and Italians are famous for this type of art.  Works of art such as this were left almost exclusively to the hands of monks and nuns in medieval monasteries and convents. They used to craft them to express Christian faith and spiritual exercise, going beyond prayers. Today, it is commonplace, and we might call this a flat mixed-media piece. This particular piece was originally framed, but the frame is long gone. It was placed behind a mat and glass to hold everything in place and not destroy the original piece. It was then wrapped in paper. It