Antique silk and Gold Gilt Embroidered Silk Chiffon C18th France Antique Patchwork Quilt designed 1914

designed 1914

A neo classical look inspired by the decorations found in Roman and Greek architecture

handles: 11 cm

They were traditionally used as decorative tent (yurt) hangings and covers

The style of this belt suggests that it may originate from Maharashtra although similar belts were also traditionally worn further north in Rajasthan

Antique silk and Gold Gilt Embroidered Silk Chiffon C18th France Antique Patchwork Quilt designed 1914An extraordinary and early 18th century gold thread and floss silk embroidered silk chiffon gauze. Beautifully embroidered with ears if wheat it has been expertly embroidered and we think it may have been the top layer of a dress. The gold thread embroidery has been hand worked using various weights of thread and techniques. The ears of the corn or wheat are three dimensional, rack like a little woven basket. The leaves have been worked in a flat