Fragment, Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: compound weave with supplementary weft, White horizontally ribbed ground with self-figure of delicate serpentine stems with minute leaves and blossoms. Over these serpentines are roses, clovers, and thistles and various leaves brocaded in brilliant polychrome silks and flat gold strips. Both selvedges present., Turkey, 19th century, woven textiles, Fragment

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