Embroidered Cloth from Azimur
17th-18th century
Description
Cotton embroidered with silk, field of red running length of panel, leaf patterns formalized natural objects of linen, outlined with green thread, border of 2 1/2 above and below panel with repeated tree motifs.
Dimensions
8 x 28 cm (3 1/8 x 11 in.)
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