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A pair of Chechaouen silk embroidered and drawn thread-work panels, Rif Mountains, Morocco
Estimate
5,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description
- A pair of Chechaouen silk embroidered and drawn thread-work panels
- approximately 100 by 37cm. and 98 by 35cm;
- 3ft. 3in. by 1ft. 3in., 3ft. 2in. by 1ft. 2in.
probably intended as a chest cover
Catalogue Note
The drawn thread work on these examples is of particularly fine quality. Please see Denamur, Isabelle, Moroccan Textile Embroidery, Paris, 2003, p.80 for a brief discussion of this technique.