This antique Ottoman period Turkish tugra embroidered wool cloth dates from the 1860s. It is all hand embroidered with tambour chain stitch crewel needlework done in colorful silk pastel threads on a red, white, black, and blue pieced wool fabric. There are embroidered decorative designs of the sultans tugra, Arabic designs, flowers, and stars. The tugra is of Abdülaziz who was the 32nd sultan of the Ottoman empire from 1861 to 1876. This “bohça” and “yorgan yüzü” sampler style textile is all hand stitched and pieced together. It might have been used as a tablecloth, wall hanging, bedcover, or for spiritual prayer use in an opulent Ottoman interior. The squared textile measures 50 by 50 inches. It has wonderful workmanship, but is in as-is condition with some missing stitching on the decorative designs where the silk threads have worn away (See close-up photos below). This is truly a beautiful one of a kind piece of antique Turkish textile art.
Item number z1470

$250