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Ornate Textiles and Carpets

A variety of intricate textiles and carpets featuring rich patterns, colors, and motifs, including traditional weavings and oriental designs.

Towel end, Medium: cotton, silk Technique: embroidery and drawnwork on plain weave, Piece of white cotton with five vertical embroidered stripes separated by lines of drawnwork. The stripes are alternately of red flowers, blue leaves, yellow buds and blue flowers, red leaves and orange buds. Ornamental hem of red cross stitch., Turkey, 19th century, embroidery & stitching, Towel end
Towel end, Medium: cotton, silk Technique: embroidery and drawnwork on plain weave, Piece of white cotton with five vertical embroidered stripes separated by lines of drawnwork. The stripes are alternately of red flowers, blue leaves, yellow buds and blue flowers, red leaves and orange buds. Ornamental hem of red cross stitch., Turkey, 19th century, embroidery & stitching, Towel end
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Carpet dealer, Old City, Yasd, Yasd, Iran, AsiaSampler late 19th century. Sampler 446847Handmade traditonal rugs in close-upTrimmingProbably a Temple Hanging (Altered). Japan. Date: 1801-1833. Dimensions: 86.1 x 276.9 cm (33 7/8 x 109 in.)Binding: 5 3/4 in. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Sampler (England); Embroidered by Sarah Hawes (English); silk embroidery on linen foundationHeadcovering (mezzaro) (Italy); cottonCross stitch embroidery on IInen unknownPen Box 18th-19th century. Pen Box. 18th-19th century. Papier-maché; painted and lacquered. Attributed to Iran. LacquerSELLOS MATASELLADOS.Darning sampler worked in green and yellow silk on cream-colored cotton, EVS, ANNO 1766, exercise, stoplap needlework footage cotton silk, textile embroidery cross stitch rococo stitch bundle stitch chain stitch stopping tambouring pretty square patch of unbleached cotton with indented linen effect in the thread. The rag has hem of 0.5 cm wide around the left corner stop at the bottom after. The layout of the stop works is symmetrical. Around it is an edge embroided or in tambouring work performed in very fine chain stitch in green in zigzag line. At regular intervals, strawberries are embroided on stem in soft color and performed in rococo or bundle stitch. At the corners an inwardly pointing floral pattern except for the corner at the bottom left embroided: ANNO 1766 EVS DEN 26 SEPTEMBER handwerk cursus handwerkonderwijsTurkish Carpet display in shop, Istanbul, Turkey