1701 / 1900, Bukhara

1701 / 1900, Bukhara

Identifier
T.120-1929
Acquisition
Given by Mr and Mrs P. E. Newberry
Collection
Material
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
250.19 cm (length)
173.355 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

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.