Lot 166
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An embroidered linen cover, worked in silks, the field with a red floral ribbon lattice, with tulips at the interstices, each cartouche with a wreath of blue flowers and a red ogival medallion within, centred with a single blue flower--82½ x 51in. (210 x 130cm.), Ottoman, 17th century, mounted on a stretcher
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An embroidered linen cover, worked in silks, the field with a red floral ribbon lattice, with tulips at the interstices, each cartouche with a wreath of blue flowers and a red ogival medallion within, centred with a single blue flower--82½ x 51in. (210 x 130cm.), Ottoman, 17th century, mounted on a stretcher

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An embroidered linen cover, worked in silks, the field with a red floral ribbon lattice, with tulips at the interstices, each cartouche with a wreath of blue flowers and a red ogival medallion within, centred with a single blue flower--82½ x 51in. (210 x 130cm.), Ottoman, 17th century, mounted on a stretcher
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A number of embroideries from this group are held in public and private collections. For comparable examples see Flowers of Silk and Gold, The Textile Museum, Washington DC, catalogue no. 4, From Thrace to Tartary, catalogue, no. 2 and Turkish Embroidery, Pauline Johnstone, V&A Publications

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