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A PANEL OF FINE EMBROIDERY

EPIRUS, 17TH CENTURY

Details
A PANEL OF FINE EMBROIDERY
EPIRUS, 17TH CENTURY
worked with pairs of blue peacocks and green, white and pink tulips
8 x 40in. (18 x 96cm.)
mounted in UV filtered perspex frame
Provenance
Ex Kasmin Collection
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Please note that 'Kasmin Collection' has been mis-spelled in the printed catalogue. It should be spelled with an 's' not a 'z'.

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Lot Essay

This panel probably was part of a bed sheet, part of the dowry of a young girl. The peacock motifs are characteristic and can be seen on several examples in institutions, such as the embroidery in the Textile Museum, Washington, illustrated on Plate 6, Catalogue Number 12, Aegean Crossroads.

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