Resht work, plain weave felted wool, patchwork, inlaid work, embroidered with silk in a variety of stitches predominantly chain stitch.
Note: researchers may use the terms applique and tambour when searching for this category of textile even though they are incorrect.
Light beige ground with an overall decoration of 1 and 2 half lobed cartouche forms joined together in three horizontal rows, interrupted by 1 and 2 half ovals in vertical rows. In between the cartouche junctions a stylized tulip head from which two leafy stems emerge.
the cartouche forms are delineated by rows of chain stitches in three yellows and orange and a small scalloped line in purple and light blue stitching. The cartouche itself is filled with a symmetrical leaf scrolls in deep crimson and light green leaf tendrils, edged in white, holding small flower heads in dark blue, scarlet and [faded] puce wool edged in light and mid-blue, pink, yellow and green. The ovals are outlined in black, two blues and white and frame a 6-petalled puce flower head with yellow centre, held by pink [unfaded] stitching.
The scarlet red tulip heads face each other and are edged in scarlet and pink [faded to blueish white], and hold a dark blue wool flower head edged in 2 shades of blue stitching. From each tulip head emerges 2 leafy stems in dark crimson and light green carrying white rosettes and 2 types of blue, [faded] purple, red and puce buds and dark green leaves.
The whole panel has a narrow line of small circles in white stitching. The border has been pieced and the embroidery is worked over the seams.
Embroidery thread: 2S silk; white, three yellows, orange, dark and light green, three shades of blue, dark crimson, scarlet, pink, puce, black, purple.
Inset wool: scarlet, deep yellow, white, dark green, dark blue, two shades of purple, puce.
See also 846-1877 and 150-1877 for a similar design.