Contemporary Large Suzani Done in the Style of Ottoman Embroidery, Uzbekistan

The embroidery does not have a lining. ( A lining could be put upon request.) It has very fine embroidery for its age group and the design is calm and unusual.  

It is pure silk lined with a Russian roller printed Cotton Textile of the period. Measures: 194 x 238 cm / 6'4'' x 7'9''.

Antique Suzani Rug 6'2" x 7'11.

Antique Uzbek Suzani Embroidery, c. 1800 Blending naturalism with ethereal fantasy, this spectacular embroidery or ‘suzani‘ from Central Asia conveys an aesthetic consistent with older examples of the genre. Certain features, most notably the vine-scroll, are reminiscent of the Samarkand school, while the drawing of the blossoms seems more prevalent in the repertoire of neighboring Shahrisabz. Indeed, this piece may in fact be a common ancestor to both. Splendid palmettes with flame-like tracery and bold swirling star-centered blossoms alternate within the border. Vegetal scroll meanders throughout—drawn with several shades of green conveying, if not a sense of shadowing, definite and deliberate tonalities of light and dark. The central hourglass form, idiosyncrasies of drawing, and arrangement of blossoms in the field imbue a sense of classicism rivaling and surpassing older Ottoman and Persian models. Embroidery Rug...