AN OTTOMAN EMBROIDERED PANEL
CRETE, LATE 18TH CENTURY
From a robe, of trapezoidal form, embroidered with a repeating vase design with floral decoration, the reverse with Ottoman Customs stamp, backed
75 x 32.5 in. (190.5 x 82.5 cm.)
Lot Essay
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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