Lot 129
  • 129

A Kaitag silk embroidery, East Caucasus

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • silk and cotton
  • approximately 3ft. 5in. by 1ft. 10in. (1.04 by 0.56m.)

Condition

Silk embroidery on 2 joined pieces of indigo dyed cotton; piece at end darker blue. Embroidered in couched floss stitch. Some minor losses and fraying---not serious; some of design pencil lines visible. Embroidery generally intact. Now mounted on silk covered card board.
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