Description
AN OTTOMAN EMBROIDERED APPLIQUÉ WOOL PRAYER PANEL BANYA LUKA, TURKEY, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form, the beige ground applied with polychrome woolen patterns, the design comprising an elaborate arch in rococo style containing a large vase of flowers with foliate and architectural decoration containing houses on either side and above, surrounded by a similarly decorated border, fringed with tassels, later lining. 198 by 130 cm. CATALOGUE NOTE This type of appliqué textile hanging with a central mihrab panel would have been used in a campaign tent as the qibleh cloth. For a simpler design without the houses, see Roderick Taylor, Ottoman Embroidery, London 1993, p. 140.
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AN OTTOMAN EMBROIDERED APPLIQUÉ WOOL PRAYER PANEL BANYA LUKA, TURKEY, LATE 18TH CENTURY
