Lot 54
EPIRUS, late 18th / early 19th century
An embroidered panel composed of borders from a bedsheet
silk on linen
embroidery stitches: herringbone stitch, chain stitch, outline stitch
pattern drawn on the front face of the foundation fabric
95 x 95 cm
Provenance
collection of a gentleman, Greece
Estimate
Notes
Cf. A. J. B. Wace, Mediterranean and Near Eastern Embroideries from the Collection of Mrs F. H. Cook, London 1935, vol. II (Plates), XXII