Antique Traditional Silk Embroidered Ottoman Sash or Towel with Grapes: C20th Turkey 19th century buckles a beautiful textile or drawing

a beautiful textile or drawing

Paul Follot

Butterflies decorate opposite corners of the the panel

An ecclesiastical stumpwork

64 long x 32cm wide

Antique Traditional Silk Embroidered Ottoman Sash or Towel with Grapes: C20th Turkey 19th century buckles a beautiful textile or drawingItem Details. A finely hand embroidered ceremonial sash or towel dating from the mid 19th century. From the Ottoman period these decorative sashes or towels would have been worn and used at special occasions and ceremonies. Hand worked by a skilled embroiderer using an unusual design with luscious bunches of grapes hand embroidered in brightly coloured silk threads with beaten gold thread detailing. Each towel is unique and has been worked on a narrow