Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Max Joseph Order Recipient’s Funeral Sash
(Kranzschleife). Constructed of a central black rayon band with white and blue rayon band stitched into place along both edges, with each end completing in twisted and rolled gold bullion wire fringes, the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered gold bullion wire inscription of “IN TREUE FEST” (“STEADFAST IN LOYALTY”) at the left and “KÖNIGLICH BAYERISCHER MILITÄR-MAX JOSEPH-ORDEN” at the right end, unmarked, measuring 205 mm (w) x 1895 mm (l), with only slight soiling and material fatigue evident, in overall extremely fine condition.