UZBEKISTAN, 19TH CENTURY

The design of this suzani is similar to that of the previous lot. The cruciform arrangement of flowers in the field around the medallions recurs in Bukhara suzanis with an overall lattice design, such as one published by David Black, Embroidered Flowers from Thrace to Tartary, London, 1981, no.22. The delicate palette and fine weaving of this suzani does suggest an affinity with those produced in nearby Nurata, but the overall density of the embroidery indicates that a Bukharan origin is more likely.