A LONG CALLIGRAPHIC TEXTILE PANEL Syria, Egypt or Europe, early...
A LONG CALLIGRAPHIC TEXTILE PANEL
Syria, Egypt or Europe, early 20th century
Machine-made textile, hand-painted with rows of thuluth calligraphy, reading repeated poetic verses against a yellow hatched ground.
70.5cm x 653cm
Textiles of this type are also represented in the repertoire of Mariano Fortuny, including a specimen in the Museo del Traje, Madrid (acc. no. MT088496).
A LONG CALLIGRAPHIC TEXTILE PANEL
Syria, Egypt or Europe, early 20th century
Machine-made textile, hand-painted with rows of thuluth calligraphy, reading repeated poetic verses against a yellow hatched ground.
70.5cm x 653cm
Textiles of this type are also represented in the repertoire of Mariano Fortuny, including a specimen in the Museo del Traje, Madrid (acc. no. MT088496).
