| Dear Mr. Gordon, Thank you for the image. The piece looks beautifully
balanced. Roderick Taylor in Ottoman Embroidery, London 1993 deals with
these niches in a section called "composite fabrics" pages 132-139. One of
the pieces, the one on page 136 which looks similar to yours was assembled
according to Taylor in 1870. So your guess as to age might well be right.
Some of the sections of embroidery might well be much older. May I ask you
if any of the design motives in part two of the salon seem at all familiar
from any media? Richard |
The fact
that it is composed of sewn-together parts stamps it as having this
provenance. These are not a popular collectible and therefore not
particularly valuable. I deem its age circa 1850 and it is silk on cotton
with metal wire. Much of the latter has been lost. The Turkish influence
is obvious. "From the Bosporus to Samarkand Flat Woven Rugs" by Landreu
and Pickering shows an example on page 83. My knowledge of this ilk is
nil! I wonder if any of our participants could shed light on my ignorance?
Sam