Architectural Pattern Napkin Fragment

Part of a napkin from Istanbul (last capital of Ottoman Empire). It is embroidered with silk and silver threads on hand woven linnen fabric. Embroidered with architectural and floral patterns. Circa 1730, mid 18th century. Period of Sultan Mahmud the 1st.

Framed size: 27×30 cm.

Framed between two glasses, because both side of the piece is very well embroidered.

All details about this embroidery are available behind the frame in Turkish and English.
This old Turkish Ottoman embroidery fragment has definitely not been cut from an undamaged whole piece, but has obtained from embroidery that has been worned out in sections and in order to preseve its original state it has been framed using acid free paper mat and acid free glass.