Starry and Floral Bride Plum Fragment

Part of a bride’s sash from Istanbul (last capital of Ottoman Empire). it is embroidered with gold thread on hand woven linnen fabric. Embroidered with floral patterns. Circa 1855, mid 19th century. Period of Sultan Abdulmecid.

Framed size:24×34 cm

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.