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AN OTTOMAN EMBROIDERED PANEL
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AN OTTOMAN EMBROIDERED PANEL

CRETE, LATE 18TH CENTURY

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AN OTTOMAN EMBROIDERED PANEL
CRETE, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Silk on cotton, of rectangular form, embroidered with vases of carnations between swaying floral sprays, a floral meander along the lower edge, possibly originally from a dress, in good condition
24 x 14in. (61 x 36cm.)
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Lot Essay

A closely related portion of a skirt border is in the Textile Museum, Washington, cat.81.54b. This distinctive pattern of frieze of vases is attributed to Crete (James Trilling, Aegean Crossroads, Greek Island Embroideries in the Textile Museum, Washington, 1983, cat. 58, p.17 and pp.120-121).

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