A suzani of termeh shawl cloth, woven predominantly in red wools, with a variant of the 'anler' design, infilled with pairing boteh, the border and corners embroidered with flowers, worked in silver thread and Bahrain seed pearls, trimmed with a narrow silver fringe, lined--40 x 30in. (100 x 75cm.), Persian, 19th century

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A suzani of termeh shawl cloth, woven predominantly in red wools, with a variant of the 'anler' design, infilled with pairing boteh, the border and corners embroidered with flowers, worked in silver thread and Bahrain seed pearls, trimmed with a narrow silver fringe, lined--40 x 30in. (100 x 75cm.), Persian, 19th century
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Lot Essay

The suzani not to be mistaken with the Central Asian needlework hanging of the same name, is the accompanying piece to a matching boghcheh that would preceed a lady to the hammam: the former for sitting on while changing and the latter to contain her fresh clothes. The set are integral parts of a young girl's trousseau

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