0.5011
1800 / 1899, Turkey
Sampler, linen embroidered with silk in double running variations and combinations, mushabak and satin stitch filling in squares, and with metal thread in double running in a line, half cross stitch worked over a laid thread and satin stitch.
The motifs are worked in many different directions and colours. In one corner is a group of three cypress tress with a building to their right which has two domes. In another corner is a narrow necked blue vase containing a single pink flower.
Middle East, Textile; Cotton sampler, embroidered with silk; Turkish; 19th century.
This sampler is the work of an experienced embroiderer who used it to record stitches, motifs and patterns for future reference.
T.325-1921
Sampler, linen embroidered with silk in double running variations and combinations, mushabak and satin stitch filling in squares, and with metal thread in double running in a line, half cross stitch worked over a laid thread and satin stitch.
The motifs are worked in many different directions and colours. In one corner is a group of three cypress tress with a building to their right which has two domes. In another corner is a narrow necked blue vase containing a single pink flower.
Middle East, Textile; Cotton sampler, embroidered with silk; Turkish; 19th century.
This sampler is the work of an experienced embroiderer who used it to record stitches, motifs and patterns for future reference.
1800 / 1899, Turkey
0.4809
0.7001