Hanging (suzani), embroidered silk on cotton, probably Uzbekistan (Bukhara), 18-19th century; Textiles; Embroidery Silk on cotton embroidery, using darning and ladder stitches. The central field is covered with a diaper of diamonds, divided from one another by leafy stems. The diamonds contain floral sprays in a bold style and small leafy sprays set alternately. This field is surrounded by a broad border consisting of a series of ovals, each containing a flowering spray of a bold type. The triangular spaces between these ovals are filled with sprays of leaves and flowers designed on a smaller scale. This border is edged on the inside and the outside by a running scroll design of leaves and flowers.