1700 / 1800, Skyros

1700 / 1800, Skyros

Identifier
T.57-1926
Acquisition
From the Bateson Collection
Collection
Material
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
156.2100067138672 cm (length)
76.19999694824219 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Unique Embroidered in polychrome silk on linen. Double darning, brick, outline, satin and chain stitches. Two widths of a three width spread, which have been joined horizontally one above the other and finished with a coloured silk fringe. The motif of a man in Turkish dress, attended by two women on a smaller scale, and surrounded by flower sprays and birds, is repeated horizontally along each width.