Details
- Dimensions
- 24.5ʺW × 0.02ʺL × 29ʺH
- Pattern
- Floral
- Period
- Early 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- Turkey
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Linen
- Rush
- Silk
- Silver
- Velvet
- Condition
- Original Condition Unaltered, Needs Restoration
- Color
- Silver
- Condition Notes
- antique condition antique condition less
- Description
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19th C. Islamic Textile Ottoman Empire Silver Metallic Threads Antique Fragment.
Early 19th century antique Islamic Ottoman Empire metallic threads … more 19th C. Islamic Textile Ottoman Empire Silver Metallic Threads Antique Fragment.
Early 19th century antique Islamic Ottoman Empire metallic threads embroidered silk textile.
Antique oriental byzantine textile depicting embroidered flowers depicting branches filled-in with silk floss threads creating an intricate embroidered pattern.
On two of the corners, the antique textile panel is embellished with bands of blue silk rushing framed by with antique metallic trims, this dramatic embroidered of meandering botanical's are done in earthy colors and embroidered on natural linen.
An antique ottoman Empire textile decorative and historical artifact.
"Ottoman silk textiles are among the most elegant textiles produced in the Islamic word.
Executed in a range of woven techniques including satin and velvet, these silks were produced for use both within the Ottoman Empire and for export to Europe and the Middle East, where they were considered among the most prized luxury objects. Most ottoman silks produced for use within the Empire were used either for garments or furnishings."
Condensed from: Nazanin Hedayat Munroe.
Department of Islamic Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This antique textile is a “one-of-a-kind” piece.
The blue silk and metallic threads are long gone, antique condition, distressed.
Size: 24.5" W x 29" H. less
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