* Set of two Ottoman embroideries, 19th century
Linen and cotton embroidered with polychrome silk threads. The first, a fragmentary canvas embroidered with curved floral stems repeated in lines, the second, a hammam towel, probably Greek, decorated with four rows of floral bouquets framed on either side by floral friezes or colored bands, bangs at the edges.
102 x 38.5 cm and 49 x 47 cm
Tears, chips, stains and wear
Attached is an Ottoman-style embroidered square, probably Turkey, 20th century, the polychrome silk thread embroidery on cotton depicting a pseudo-tughra in a central medallion surrounded by stylized flowers, the whole encircled by a band of Arabic pseudo-calligraphy.
90 x 90 cm
(stains, wear, some faded colors)
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