A MACEDONIAN OR BALKANS TEXTILE FRAGMENT Greece or Balkan region,...
A MACEDONIAN OR BALKANS TEXTILE FRAGMENT
Greece or Balkan region, late 19th century
Handwoven from off-white linen, with faint pink or red warp stripes woven in, with counted-thread work in black with accents of red and some blue, mostly cross-stitch; the design comprising vertical bands of stepped, nested-square motifs, flanking a narrow red-and-white diagonal lattice trip, with a thinner red and blue band; stylised vegetal motifs run along the edges and the bottom; the dark outlines is typical with Macedonian or Balkans textiles.
47cm x 51cm
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A MACEDONIAN OR BALKANS TEXTILE FRAGMENT
Greece or Balkan region, late 19th century
Handwoven from off-white linen, with faint pink or red warp stripes woven in, with counted-thread work in black with accents of red and some blue, mostly cross-stitch; the design comprising vertical bands of stepped, nested-square motifs, flanking a narrow red-and-white diagonal lattice trip, with a thinner red and blue band; stylised vegetal motifs run along the edges and the bottom; the dark outlines is typical with Macedonian or Balkans textiles.
47cm x 51cm
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Time, Location
Auction House
